Pathology/Lab Coding Alert
Keep Up With the 2005 CPT Code Changes
Look to Pathology/Lab Coding Alert for continued in-depth coverage of these codes, with articles such as "Here's How to Use the New B, NK and Stem Cell Codes" in this issue. Also refer back to our previous articles on the new codes, such as "Get the Scoop on the Flow Cytometry 'Per Marker' Debate," in October 2004, and "Get Ready for Morphometric Analysis Code Changes," and "IHC Coding Preview: Know the Method for CPT 2005" in December 2004. 
Pathology/Lab Coding Alert
- CPT 2005:
Here's How to Use the New B, NK and Stem Cell Codes
They're not for hematolymphoid phenotyping CPT 2005 adds three new immunology codes for cell markers. [...] - Coding Basics:
Choose the Right Modifier for Repeat or Bundled Tests
-59 or -91 tells the whole story If your lab performs the same test twice [...] - You Be the Coder:
Electrophoresis - Here Are the 2005 Changes
Question: I am billing the professional side only for the following tests: serum protein electrophoresis, [...] - Stay on OIG's Good Side - Use Modifier -59 Wisely
Don't report similar tests for one specimen
When you bypass National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) edits [...] - Keep Up With the 2005 CPT Code Changes
Here it is, all in one place - a complete list of about 40 code [...] - Reader Questions:
Identify Drug-Resistant Infections
Question: Our lab is seeing a rise in cultures that identify penicillin-resistant staph infection. How [...] - Reader Questions:
Report Ordering and Final Diagnosis for Paps
Question: Our lab performs high-risk HPV DNA testing for every Pap smear that has a [...]
