CPT^® 36416, Under Venipuncture and Transfusion Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 36416 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Venipuncture and Transfusion Procedures.

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Summary

In this procedure, the provider pricks the patient’s finger, heel, or ear with a pointed instrument and collects specimen of droplets of blood by pressing the pricking site.

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87210 & 36416

Are you appending modifier QW for the 87210? For the 36416 I would ensure that the code is correct for the type of collection, if it is correct, see if the payor requires a modifier 25 if billed with ... [ Read More ]

87210 & 36416

We bill as a facility and are having troubles getting 87210 paid. As well as not getting payment for 36416.... [ Read More ]

glucose finger stick

hello all :) quick question do we need to bill 36416 when doing 86962 (glucose finger stick) ?... [ Read More ]

PT/INR DOCUMENTATION

No the provider needs to be the one to review the labs. 93793 - (Anticoagulant management for a patient taking warfarin, must include review and interpretation of lab test results, patient instructio... [ Read More ]

Lab Draw 36415 or 36416

[QUOTE="rthomas@impcna.com, post: 494113, member: 431816"] In my opinion you were correct for not billing because you didn't know how the blood was obtained, like we have always been taught, if it's n... [ Read More ]

Lab Draw 36415 or 36416

[QUOTE="MAWK, post: 494109, member: 22172"] I was asking because we had our charges audited and I was told I didn't have the 36415 or 36416 on my charges. I didn't add those codes on the charges becau... [ Read More ]

Lab Draw 36415 or 36416

I was asking because we had our charges audited and I was told I didn't have the 36415 or 36416 on my charges. I didn't add those codes on the charges because there were no documentation from the lab ... [ Read More ]

Lab Draw 36415 or 36416

In order to bill for a lab draw is there documentation needed from a lab tech regarding what what done? I work in a family practice facility and sometimes there is documentation from the lab tech and ... [ Read More ]

99211 with INR

[QUOTE="desireeI@yahoo.com, post: 403689, member: 197446"] I am struggling with this I have started coding for outpatient hospital family practice and we are doing INR's and I am being told to add a 9... [ Read More ]

Pediatric Lead Level

I believe the answer is, "not worth the trouble." [URL='https://www.aapc.com/discuss/threads/36416.149331/']Here is another thread from these forums on 36416.[/URL]... [ Read More ]

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