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CPT® 87641, Under Infectious Agent Antigen Detection

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 87641 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Infectious Agent Antigen Detection.

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The lab analyst performs a test for methicillin–resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) using an amplified nucleic acid probe technique.

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Comprehensive UTI panel
Can anyone compare a comprehensive UTI panel's code set with ours? I'm trying to paste a copy of the panel, will try in the comments. We've got 87481 x5 , 87500 , 87640 , 87641 , 87653 , and 87798 x... [ Read More ]
Microbiology coding
We are having denials for CPT 87150, 87798, 87500, 87640, 87653, 87641, and 87651. The subsequent lines are being denied as bundled. Should we use modifier 59 or 91. Each line is for a different organ... [ Read More ]
Polymerase Chain Reaction for UTI billing
My urology office has been billing PCRs for almost a year with the following codes: 87640,59 1 unit; 87641,59 1 unit, 87798,59 16 units (13 units for Medicare and some other payers) 87500, 1 unit and ... [ Read More ]
Polymerase Chain Reaction for UTI billing
My office is wanting to bill for polymerase chain reaction for UTI's. We upgraded our CLIA to a high complexity lab in order to do this. However, the I am not sure the codes we were provided are all e... [ Read More ]
UTI testing on a PCR Machine
HI Amanda, We just purchased our PCR machine for UTI testing and Im having some issues with coding. Medicare denies 87641 mod 59 and BCIL ... [ Read More ]
Mrsa Screening Code
I code for an orthopaedic clinic. I am needing the code for the nasal swabbing for MRSA screening performed here in our physicians office. I am looking at 87641. Am I correct? Thank you! Kevin S. ... [ Read More ]
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