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    Wiki 87077

    Coding outpatient, physician office labs. I am uncertain if coding 87077 x2 for the following scenario is accurate: When 87077 is ordered by one of our physicians and lab results indicate: 1. positive for Staph Aureus, then 87077 bills x1 (using a Staph Latex test) 2. negative for Staph Aureus...
  2. T

    Wiki Staph infection at specified site?

    I can't find a code for staph infection at specified site. The one I find, A49.01, says of unspecified site. I may be going about the coding of this incorrectly. Help! Provider describes area on forehead, just below hairline, where pt has a bump and crusted area. Dx: Staph infection of skin...
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