CPT^® 87086, Under Microbiology Culture and Typing Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 87086 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 or microbiologist cultures the submitted urine specimen, typically a clean catch or catheterized collection, and if growth is present, reports the quantitative colony count result.

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Modifier 59 or 91 for CPT87186

Hello, Sometimes I get cases with CPT 87086(urine culture) along with CPT87186 done multiple times because they are testing for different microbiology susceptibility studies. My results may show E col... [ Read More ]

Stat lab list-cms

I have an account which the CPT codes 81001 and 87086 denied due to those codes not being on STAT lab list. I have tried looking up the list on CMS and unable to find anything. I haven't heard anythin... [ Read More ]

coding for contaminated specimens

I am looking for documentation stating whether or not you can bill for contaminated specimens. For example, if urine culture results are resulted as contaminated. My research for documentation foun... [ Read More ]

Question regarding negative result Microbiology Culture negative urine culture rectal swab

I just started billing for microbiology cultures for the practice. Currently we are billing positive cultures as follows: Urine - 87077, 87186, and 87187 (if additional sensitivities are done) Rectal... [ Read More ]

?? modifier

[b]87086/87081-59[/b] A strep b screen (vaginal/rectal) 87081 is billed with a urine culture 87086. In this case I would append modifier 59 to 87081. Anyone else have any other thoughts on using... [ Read More ]

87086 and 87088

Good morning! Hope someone can help me with this one. Our biller billed a claim with 87086 and 87088. The insurance (Healthcare USA) came back stating there was a "global code" that includes urine, cu... [ Read More ]

87070 and 87086/Column 1 & 2 issue

[b]87070 and 87086[/b] The 87070 needs a 59 modifier due to relationship with 87086. Yes I understand your confusion wondering what a throat culture has to do with urine but the 87070 can be used for... [ Read More ]

87070/87086

I am getting denial on 87070 (Throat Culture) and 87086 (Urine Culture). It is coming up as a Column 1 and column 2 issue and I'm not savy on the whole column 1 and 2 thing. It says I can use a modif... [ Read More ]

87070 and 87086/Column 1 & 2 issue

?? modifier

I am trying to bill 87086 with 87081 and I'm not sure what modifier to use. Does anyone know this? This NCCI edit is kicking this strep culture when preformed same time as urine culture. Thanks :)... [ Read More ]

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