CPT^® 87636, Under Infectious Agent Antigen Detection

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 87636 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Infectious Agent Antigen Detection.

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The lab analyst performs the technical steps to detect and differentiate severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS–CoV–2), influenza A, and influenza B using a multiplex amplified nucleic acid probe technique.

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87804

87636 is a combination test for COVID and flu A & B. 87804, even though it's slightly different ("by direct observation") is probably getting denied as a duplicate service. Why are you looking to unbu... [ Read More ]

87804

hello, i have claims getting denied due to bundling between 87636 and 87804 for covid testing. I would like to know what is the correct modifier to unbundle them. thank you... [ Read More ]

87804

hello, i have claims getting denied due to bundling between 87636 and 87804 for covid testing. I would like to know what is the correct modifier to unbundle them. thank you... [ Read More ]

Covid test 87636 gets a QW per Medicare effective 7/1/2021

[QUOTE="katteev, post: 500127, member: 236581"] Hi Sharon, I work at an urgent care and we have billed cpt 87636 QW to Medicare and it has still denied, could this because of our CLIA? [/QUOTE] If yo... [ Read More ]

Covid test 87636 gets a QW per Medicare effective 7/1/2021

Hi Sharon, I work at an urgent care and we have billed cpt 87636 QW to Medicare and it has still denied, could this because of our CLIA?... [ Read More ]

covid testing

Do we still bill 87636 for the Covid testing if the test is done outside in the patients car? We have been billing this code with a 99000. It has come to my attention to use the 99001 if swabbing in c... [ Read More ]

Rapid Covid Testing

we are charging the 87636, and the patient is asymptomatic, but exposure to Covid-19. and yet there are denial for the L37348 associated dx code. if they are asymptomatic why would there need to be an... [ Read More ]

Covid test 87636 gets a QW per Medicare effective 7/1/2021 87636 covid

[HEADING=2]Addition of the QW Modifier to HCPCS Code 87636[/HEADING] [B]MLN Matters Number: MM12269 Related CR Release Date: April 26, 2021 Related CR Transmittal Number: R10732OTN Related Change Requ... [ Read More ]

Rapid Covid Testing

OBGYN office We are billing 87636-Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (Coronavirus disease [COVID-19]) and influenza ... [ Read More ]

CPT code 87636

Oxford we are not receiving any payments for 87636. Done in office pos 11 Should all payors reimburse on code, due to the pandemic? EmblemHealth HIP is denying for missing/incomplete place of service... [ Read More ]

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