CPT^® 87084, Under Microbiology Culture and Typing Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 87084 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 cultures a patient specimen on a test medium designed to grow only a specific pathogenic organism, and estimates the level of colony growth using a density chart.

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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 ]

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[QUOTE="mintjulep, post: 87084, member: 7161"]I took mine on 12/5 as well and yesterday mine said pending with the score which was passing, now it just says pending and the score is missing. Is anyon... [ Read More ]

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