CPT^® 87154, Under Microbiology Culture and Typing Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 87154 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Microbiology Culture and Typing Procedures.

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Using a previously cultured blood specimen with the culture or an isolate definitively identified to the level of genus and species, the analyst performs further testing to identify the pathogenic organism to the taxonomic level of type. The test amplifies (increases) the amount of DNA or RNA targets in the specimen, and uses probes for multiple targets (multiplex) to identify at least six targets that help specifically identify the organism and its resistance to medications.

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I am wondering if anybody knows if I can charge for a BCID2 Panel using CPT 87154 x3 for each component tested (yeast, GNB, GPC) or if it is 87154 x1.

I am wondering if anybody knows if I can charge for a BCID2 Panel using CPT 87154 x3 for each component tested (yeast, GNB, GPC) or if it is 87154 x1.... [ Read More ]

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