Wiki question for INR and reimbursement,,,,

[cdr4life]

i work for an urgent care headquarters here in tempe, az and was wondering how INR for medicare gets paid on.

i know inr is 85610 and has a qw modifier with it, and it needs a diagnosis code for why the patient is getting the inr done, is that all i need to do or is there something else i need to do????

HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



~STEPHANIE

 

[Kisalyn]

We report the fingerstick (36416) for this test in addition.

 

[mitchellde]

the diagnosis codes you seek are V58.83 (Z51.8) followed by V58.61 (Z79.-).