CPT^® 87207, Under Primary Source Smear Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 87207 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Primary Source Smear Procedures.

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The lab analyst performs the technical lab test to analyze a specimen on a slide for inclusion bodies. The specimen is from a primary source.

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Billing for Shave biopsy 11102 and 87207-26 -or- 88305-26 ?

Hi cinike, In my opinion you are not offering enough information to provide advice to you. Provider performed procedure 11102, where does 87207 fit in this? Unsure how to help with an E&M visit or pa... [ Read More ]

Billing for Shave biopsy 11102 and 87207-26 -or- 88305-26 ?

88305-26 or 87207-26 would be billed by the provider at the laboratory, usually a pathologist, who evaluated the specimens and wrote the report. You would not bill these for simply reading the report... [ Read More ]

Billing for Shave biopsy 11102 and 87207-26 -or- 88305-26 ?

[QUOTE="cinike, post: 455537, member: 572274"] I have the following situation: 1) My Doctor personally did a shave biopsy on a patient and billed 11102. 2) My Doctor collected the specimen and prepa... [ Read More ]

Billing for Shave biopsy 11102 and 87207-26 -or- 88305-26 ?

I have the following situation: 1) My Doctor personally did a shave biopsy on a patient and billed 11102. 2) My Doctor collected the specimen and prepared it for delivery to the lab. 3) The lab sen... [ Read More ]

Billing for Shave biopsy 11102 and 87207-26 -or- 88305-26 ?

Medicare procedure code and modifier ?

[b]modifier QW[/b] Hi, I am knowing that modifier is use for waiwed CLIA test, and 87081 is not on a waived CLIA test. So if you want to bill 87081, you should not use QW modifier. Other way, if you... [ Read More ]

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