You Be the Coder:
Manage Vitamin D Coding
Published on Fri Apr 05, 2019
Question: The lab receives an order for serum levels of vitamin D2 and D3. What are the correct codes for these substances? Codify Subscriber Answer: Vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol) and D3 (cholecalciferol) are the fractions of 25-hydroxy vitamin D, also known as calcifediol or calcidiol. The code for total 25-hydroxy vitamin D is what you’re looking for, because it may include [...]