CPT^® 87073, Under Microbiology Culture and Typing Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 87073 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Microbiology Culture and Typing Procedures.

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The lab analyst performs an anaerobic culture using material from any source except urine, blood, or stool, and presumptively identifies and quantitates any clinically significant isolated bacteria.

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appropriate modifier when billing 87073 and 87070

[QUOTE="tharris@baybillingsolutions.com, post: 497963, member: 159947"] re: the previous question: We have a patient who had an abscess on their face - both an anaerobic culture (87073) and an aerobic... [ Read More ]

appropriate modifier when billing 87073 and 87070

re: the previous question: We have a patient who had an abscess on their face - both an anaerobic culture (87073) and an aerobic culture (87070) were performed, and Medicaid is stating there has to be... [ Read More ]

CCI Issue

When the following codes are billed with 87088 NCCI edits will deny the following codes. 87070 87071 87073 87075 87084 88387 88388 Modifier 59 would be appropriate modifier if two separate cultures a... [ Read More ]

appropriate modifier when billing 87073 and 87070

We have a patient who had an abscess on their face - both an anaerobic culture (87073) and an aerobic culture (87070) were performed, and Medicaid is stating there has to be a modifier . . . what woul... [ Read More ]

Bacterial Culture

Does anyone have any advice for billing a wound culture? Typically, the lab performs 2 tests, an aerobic and an anaerobic. The codes for these are 87070 and 87073. Claims with both these codes have be... [ Read More ]

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