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CPT® 87220, Under Tissue Examination and Culture Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 87220 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Tissue Examination and Culture Procedures.

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The lab analyst or microbiologist takes the sample specimen and adds KOH as a clearing agent. She examines the specimen for fungal forms in nail clippings, the skin, or the hair shaft.

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I believe you need to have a subspecialty of Mycology and/or Parasitology to bill 87220. I would check to see if that is the issue.... [ Read More ]
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What type of certificate do you have? Look at the actual certificate (or a copy of it). Make sure it matches what DHSS told you. Medicare rules all in terms of which codes are billable under the sp... [ Read More ]
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I need HELP! i have medicare claims denying for cpt 87220- it states our clia # doesnt cover the test. our office verified through the dept of health and senior services that our # is correct and DO... [ Read More ]
Wet mount 87210
i also work at a family practice and they are just starting to do microscopic vaginal smears and my question is do we bill 87210 and 87220 or just 87210? Any advice would greatly be appreciated...... [ Read More ]
87210 vs 87220?? koh lab coding smear wet mount
Can someone help me by explaining the difference between these two codes: 87210 Smear, primary source with interpretation; wet mount for infectious agents (saline, india ink, KOH prep) 87220... [ Read More ]
Family Medicine Provider billing Pathology/Lab series
Can a Family Medicine Provider bill a CPT from the Pathology/Lab series? Office note: KOH shin prep was negative CPT 87220 DX: R21 rash... [ Read More ]
CPT 87220 denials
Is anyone else having problems with CPT 87220 denying? It denied for "a test identifier" all of a sudden. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.... [ Read More ]
CPT 87220 Denials
Has anyone else having problems getting CPT 87220 paid? We never had any problems with it, and now all of a sudden they are denying. Any advise would be greatly appreciated.... [ Read More ]
Cpt 87220
Has anyone else having problems getting CPT 87220 paid? We never had any problems with it, and now all of a sudden they are denying. Any advise would be greatly appreciated.... [ Read More ]
Medicare Plus Blue coding
I want to know when billing medicare plus blue for KOH, do i use the 87220 cpt code or do i use the Q0112 HCPCS code?... [ Read More ]
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