Pathology/Lab Coding Alert

Handy table summarizes microbiology, surgical pathology, and cytology changes.If you've been wondering how to report influenza type and subtype identification or HIV integrase activity, newly created CPT 2011 codes will show you the way starting Jan. 1.Last month Pathology/Lab Coding Alert gave you a clip-andsave chart for clinical lab tests -- this month we've got a companion chart for other pathology services. We've pulled together a brief description of clinical usage for the new and revised pathology codes so you'll have the inside scoop on CPT 2011 changes, thanks to this guide.Check Out Expanded Influenza CodingCPT 2011 includes three new codes for influenza typing -- 87501-87503 (Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); influenza virus,..).The purpose of the codes is to recognize analyte-specific molecular detection of influenza virus types and subtypes, according to Mary Steele Williams, COO and director of scientific programs for the Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP) [...]