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Wiki Need Discussion on RSV Test
- Thread starter jdavis01
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MJ4ever
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RSV swab
Hi,
I don't think you can code for a nasal swab; it's just like a throat culture. You could try to code for specimen handling, 99000, but morelikely the insurance will deny that one or pay a bare minimum.
The CPT manual states:
99000 Handling and/or conveyance of specimen for transfer from the physician's office to a laboratory.
Hope this helps,
Barbara Andrade, CPC
Hi,
I don't think you can code for a nasal swab; it's just like a throat culture. You could try to code for specimen handling, 99000, but morelikely the insurance will deny that one or pay a bare minimum.
The CPT manual states:
99000 Handling and/or conveyance of specimen for transfer from the physician's office to a laboratory.
Hope this helps,
Barbara Andrade, CPC