Wiki Path coding/billing

[aukerp]

Hello, I am seeing a denial for cpt 88321 billed on 3 different lines as 3 separate line items billed with no modifiers at all, is this the correct way to bill for this service?

 

[CodingKing]

No. It should be 1 line w/ 1 unit.

Unit of service for codes 88321-88325 is considered the surgical pathology case or cytopathology case, which can include multiple specimens for review.” {CPT Assistant, Dec. 2002}