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    Wiki Urinary Drug Testing Inconsistencies Coding

    Does inconsistent lab results warrant an upcoding in the definitive CPT code? Ex: if we tested 7 drug classes (G0480) and the patient tested positive on 5 of those classes in which we performed additional testing to test the quantity, does that warrant a G0481 due to the additional testing?
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    Wiki Medicare and MA plans denying 80307

    Our office performes presumptive drug testing on our pain management patients in our in house lab, we send out for definitive results. This year we are now filing 80307 for these presumptive drug screens. I've gotten a good many denials from Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans with the...
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