CPT^® 82553, Under Chemistry Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 82553 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 one of the three isoenzymes of creatine kinase (CK) in a patient specimen. This code represents the lab test for the MB fraction only of CK, an enzyme found in various tissue and cell types such as the heart, brain, or muscles; also known as creatine phosphokinase (CPK).

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Billing for School Based Health Services

[QUOTE="deedeefronius, post: 84490, member: 82553"] Is this being performed by an outside clinician or is it by a school based clinician? If it's school based, then it's not billable to the child's c... [ 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 ]

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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[QUOTE="deedeefronius, post: 77869, member: 82553"]I'm so excited that I had to share with all of you. It's a billing specialist position which will allow me to using my coding skills daily. The bes... [ Read More ]

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:D[QUOTE="deedeefronius, post: 77869, member: 82553"]I'm so excited that I had to share with all of you. It's a billing specialist position which will allow me to using my coding skills daily. The b... [ Read More ]

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E/M Questions

[QUOTE="deedeefronius, post: 73054, member: 82553"]Unless the patient is presenting with symptoms at the time of service. Past medical history will help you decide what code to you use depending on t... [ Read More ]

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