Advanced Search
v

Primary Source Smear Procedures CPT® Code range 87205- 87210

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code range for Microbiology Procedures 87205-87210 is a medical code set maintained by the American Medical Association.

Subscribe to Codify by AAPC and get the code details in a flash.

Request a Demo 14 Day Free Trial Buy Now
CPT® Code Range 87205- 87210
Section 87205-87210
Primary Source Smear Procedures
87205
87206
87207
87209
87210
On a CPT® code's hierarchy page, you get to see a medical code's neighbors, including the CPT® codes' official long descriptors. Seeing related codes helps coders choose the correct code, improving their accuracy rate.
Click on a blue code to see a sample of a CPT® code's details page.
MACs Initiate New Path/Lab Billing Process
August 19, 2024
Novitas and FCSO will require documentation for certain pathology and laboratory claims. Medicare Administrative Contractors MAC Novitas Solutions and First Coast Service Options FCSO recently announc... [ Read More ]
OIG Targets Opioid Treatment Services for Improper Payment
August 14, 2024
Potential erroneous Medicare payments million to treat patients with opioid use disorder OUD are estimated at 17.8 million. The opioid crisis in the United States has led to record numbers of people d... [ Read More ]
CMS Offers PAC QRP Web-Based Training Course
August 07, 2024
Get an overview of key updates to the postacute care quality reporting programs for 2025. The Centers for Medicare 38 Medicaid Services is offering a crosssetting webbased training course that provide... [ Read More ]
A Case for DRG Coding Validations
August 01, 2024
Hospitals should use this tool to protect their profit margins. Diagnosisrelated group DRG validation ensures the accuracy of DRG assignment and payment for inpatient hospital stays. Since inpatient c... [ Read More ]
Member of the Month: Nancy Reading
August 01, 2024
Meet a member who has made an indelible impression in the healthcare industry. AAPCs Member of the Month Nancy Reading RN BS CPC CPCP CPCI is a longtime member and a pillar in the healthcare community... [ Read More ]
View All News
87210 Wet Mount vs 87220 Tissue exam by KOH slide
[b]i see now[/b] Your right is abit ... confusing ... Though the area from which the sample is taken is specific enough to make a determination of which code to use ... Id also think that the paren... [ Read More ]
Humana & Paps
I am in Az. I am having an issue with Humana and Pap smears. The Humana rep says if the "lab" code is not on the Humana National lab table, it is not payable. The normal Pap code of Q0091 is not on th... [ Read More ]
Humana & Paps
I am in Az. I am having an issue with Humana and Pap smears. The Humana rep says if the "lab" code is not on the Humana National lab table, it is not payable. The normal Pap code of Q0091 is not on th... [ Read More ]
Humana & Paps
I am in Az. I am having an issue with Humana and Pap smears. The Humana rep says if the "lab" code is not on the Humana National lab table, it is not payable. The normal Pap code of Q0091 is not on th... [ Read More ]
Humana & Paps
I am in Az. I am having an issue with Humana and Pap smears. The Humana rep says if the "lab" code is not on the Humana National lab table, it is not payable. The normal Pap code of Q0091 is not on th... [ Read More ]
KOH, whiff test and wet mount
Wet Mount: a sample of the specimen mixed with a salt solution(or KOH) on a microscopic slide and check for bacteria, WBC and unusual cell called clue cells.If CLUE cells are present- it is BV. A s... [ Read More ]
Medicare procedure code and modifier ?
[b]modifier QW[/b] Hi, I am knowing that modifier is use for waiwed CLIA test, and 87081 is not on a waived CLIA test. So if you want to bill 87081, you should not use QW modifier. Other way, if you... [ Read More ]
View All