CPT^® 82550, Under Chemistry Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 82550 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Chemistry Procedures.

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The lab analyst measures the amount of total creatine kinase in a patient specimen. Creatine kinase, or CK, is an enzyme found in various tissue and cell types such as the heart, brain, or muscles and is also known as creatine phosphokinase, or CPK.

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Hyperlipidemia

My providers are coding hyperlipidemia E78.49 for CPT code 82550 and BCBS denies it stating inconsistent with procedure. What is everyone else using with this code?... [ Read More ]

COding 82550 and 82553 together

We billed patient for 82550 with 2 units and 82553 with 2 units. We are getting denied stating the max units is 3 when billed together (From Humana Gold). Does anyone have any insight on this that c... [ Read More ]

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CK vs CK MB

My question is, can you code a CK (82550) and a CK MB (82553) if drawn and resulted at the same time? I understand the difference between the two tests but I receive conflicting information. Some of... [ Read More ]

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