Pediatric Coding Alert

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Understand Lab Techniques, Pass This Influenza Test

Question: Our provider wants to start performing influenza testing in our office. Can you explain the difference between the different CPT® codes? And how should we bill when testing for strains A and B? Oklahoma Subscriber Answer: Which test you bill depends entirely on the method of testing that your pediatrician decides to use. And there are a lot of [...]
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