Internal Medicine Coding Alert

Question: One of our providers wants to order urinalysis as a routine part of a well woman check. We know this wouldn't be a covered "screening" for Medicare patients, but what about other payers?

Minnesota Subscriber

Answer: Yes, you can submit claims for urinalysis as part of a physical exam; include diagnosis V70.0 (Routine general medicalexamination at a health care facility). Check your payers' policies for specific guidelines regarding the tests. For example,some payers might require that you sent the sample to a specific network lab.