CPT^® 84030, Under Chemistry Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 84030 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Chemistry Procedures.

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The lab analyst determines the presence and amount of the amino acid phenylalanine, most commonly on a filter paper blood spot card or in a blood plasma sample. Phenylketonuria is a rare genetic defect that allows the amino acid phenylalanine to build up abnormally in the body.

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How does PCP bill completing a PKU Specimen card

Our provider office preforms newborn 2nd & 3rd PKU in our provider office, by completing a PKU screening card with a heal poke and we send it to the Health Department. Can we bill S3620 to the insuran... [ Read More ]

How do PCP bill for a PKU Specimen card

[FONT=times new roman][SIZE=5]Good Morning,[/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=5][FONT=times new roman]How do we bill out for the PKU Specimen card that we send to the Health Department? Baby was born in the hospita... [ Read More ]

PCP Billing for the PKU specimen collection cards?

Good Morning, How do we bill out for the PKU Specimen card that we send to the health department? Baby was born in the hospital. We do the 2nd and 3rd PKU? Do we bill the S3620 or is that only for th... [ Read More ]

Billing PKUs (Newborn Screening)

Does anyone know if there is any other billing codes to use with or instead of 84030 for in house Newborn Screening aka PKU? We are being told that the Screening cards cost $38 for each card and we sh... [ Read More ]

Well Baby Care Scenerio

Thank you Victoria. Yes I agree with the 5th digit, child was born on the same DOS of 4/16/2011 Im puzzled as well on the 84030 because I dont have the notes from the Dr yet. Once i have the notes, th... [ Read More ]

Well Baby Care Scenerio

V20.3 should have a fifth digit. Judging by the diagnosis you have chosen your provider has seen an infant most likely under 8 days old (V20.31) and also based on the 99460 code you have chosen. ... [ Read More ]

Well Baby Care Scenerio

[b]Well Baby Care[/b] 99460-4/16/2011 99391-4/29/2011 84030-5/3/2011 V20.3 Dx code ins denied claim, contains coding which has been discontinued or labled as invalid Customer serv rep said cla... [ Read More ]

84030, 36416, and 81002

Hello! I have a question on the best way to bill for the PKU and a UA. For the PKU we do the blood draw and prep the sample then send it off to a lab. We use the 36416 for the blood draw. Should we al... [ Read More ]

Billing for 84030 with pku card

Does 84030 cover the collecting the blood on the card or is this code for the lab doing the screening? We currently are only charging for the heal poke and not for the collecting of the blood. Thanks... [ Read More ]

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