Wiki Fungal culture on toe nail

[KristieStokesCPC]

Our nurse did a culture on a toe nail. My understanding is to code the nurses visit and code 87101, is this correct?

Thanks

 

[dmaec]

I'd code out the nurse visit, with a dx of whatever the toe issue is. (documentation supporting of course). The lab/path, will code out the 87101 code (if that's code they do)
{that's my opinion on the posted matter}

 

[KristieStokesCPC]

Ok, so we do not need to attach the 87101 because it is a pathology code? Correct?

 

[dmaec]

yup, it's a path/lab/microbiology sections.

 

[KristieStokesCPC]

Ok, thank you for helping. I should have known that (memory lapse)

Thanks so much