CPT^® 87187, Under Antimicrobial Susceptibility Studies

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 87187 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Antimicrobial Susceptibility Studies.

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The lab analyst performs the technical steps to determine the minimum lethal concentration, called MLC, for an antimicrobial agent, commonly called an antibiotic, for a specific culture isolate.

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Office billing 81003 and sending to lab for a Urine C&S that includes 81001 same day

Unless the office is doing the testing, all you bill for is the specimen collection I think. A microscopic UA is going to show the solid cells and and whether a culture/sensitivity is even needed. 8... [ Read More ]

Question regarding negative result Microbiology Culture negative urine culture rectal swab

I just started billing for microbiology cultures for the practice. Currently we are billing positive cultures as follows: Urine - 87077, 87186, and 87187 (if additional sensitivities are done) Rectal... [ Read More ]

Lab cultures isolates mic urine cultures

If a urine culture was done and two isolates were preformed with MIC would it be code 87186 X2 or just 87186? I can only use 87187 if it was with 87186 or 88 but 87 states MCL. I think I am over think... [ Read More ]

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