Pathology/Lab Coding Alert
Put 16 New CLIA-Waived Lab Tests on Your Docket
Don't forget modifier QW. Labs will have 16 new tests that you'll be able to report as "CLIA-waived," thanks to a Feb. 11 CMS transmittal on the matter. According to MLN Matters article MM7266, CMS will now consider these tests CLIA-waived. You'll have to append modifier QW (CLIA-waived test) to these codes, which include the following, among others: To read the complete list of new CLIA-waived tests, visit www.cms.gov/MLNMattersArticles/Downloads/MM7266.pdf.
Pathology/Lab Coding Alert
- CPT 2011:
80100, 80101, 80104 Focus Non-Medicare Drug Screens
Unit of service is payment key.One new code gives labs a way to report drug [...] - ICD-10:
Focus on Drug Dependence vs. Abuse to Assign Diagnosis
You won't find one-to-one crosswalk for drug use.ICD-9 does not provide one specific code for [...] - CPT 2011:
88363: 4 Tips Crack the Tissue Selection Code
Capture $38.05 with this new-opportunity code.When your pathologist examines and selects previously diagnosed tissue for [...] - 88380 and 88363:
Don't Double Dip for Microdissection
Distinguish 88387 family, too.New for CPT 2011, 88363 (Examination and selection of retrieved archival [i.e., [...] - Laboratory Notes:
Put 16 New CLIA-Waived Lab Tests on Your Docket
Don't forget modifier QW.Labs will have 16 new tests that you'll be able to report [...] - You Be the Coder:
Does Modifier Override MUE?
Question: How should we code a claim when the units performed exceed the Medicare MUE?Arkansas [...] - Reader Questions:
82270, 82272 May Hinge on Specimen Number
Question: A physician sends a single fecal specimen from a DRE to the lab and [...] - Reader Questions:
86903 Units Add Up
Question: A blood transfusion patient showed two allo-antibodies: anti-C and anti-Jka. Our lab used reagent [...] - Reader Questions:
87207 Captures Stain Interpretation
Question: The lab performs direct and concentrated blood smear Giemsa stain to rule out malaria, [...] - Reader Questions:
681.0x Leads Finger Infection Choices
Question: A physician ordered a culture to identify the pathogen involved in a soft tissue [...]
