Pathology/Lab Coding Alert
80061 Frequency Can Clog Claims
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Pathology/Lab Coding Alert
- Anatomic Pathology:
88305, 88307: 3 Tips Bring Home Fibroid Pay
Don't let bundling and diagnosis quirks ambush your leiomyoma claims.If you're reporting your pathologists' fibroid [...] - ICD-10:
D25 Replaces 218 for Future Fibroid Diagnosis
You'll still use location to choose the right code.When your pathologist diagnoses uterine leiomyomas after [...] - ABN Modifiers:
GZ Will Earn Quick Denial Starting July 1
Plus GX is back for patient responsibility.When your Medicare payer processes a denial quickly, that's [...] - GA-GZ:
Here's the 'A' to 'Z' of ABN Modifiers in Simple Chart Form
Use this table to pick the right modifier -- every time. With four choices and changing [...] - Lab Compliance:
Expect Official Lab Requisition Physician Signature Retraction by Year's End
You shouldn't need to meet the requirement in the meantime.While you wait for CMS to [...] - You Be the Coder:
88307 Vs. 88309 Distinguish Prostate Service
Question: The pathologist examines a "simple prostatectomy" specimen with four right-pelvic lymph nodes. I know [...] - Reader Question:
236.2 Replaces Morphology Code for Billing
Question: The pathology report for an ovary specimen lists M8470/1 for the tumor registry diagnosis. [...] - Reader Question:
87077, 87081 Vie for CLO Test
Question: When the pathology report lists a CLO test for H. pylori from a stomach [...] - Reader Question:
88342, 88360, 88361 Need Clarification
Question: What CPT® codes should we report for breast specimen tests listed with the following [...] - Reader Question:
80061 Frequency Can Clog Claims
Question: The lab received a total cholesterol order for a 65-year-old established Medicare patient. His [...]
