armymomryan
Guru
We just obtained an account with a lab that does drug screens for abuse, quick history; We do billing for an outpatient drug abuse treatment center, they drug test the patients every other visit, they have an in house lab (that is structured as and considered a seperate entity) the lab performs urinanalysis for approximately 11 different substances, they have sent me a list of codes they bill for each but have a few questions that (never billing for a drug screening lab, I don't know the answers to) so I was hoping someone with this type of billing experience could help me.
Here is the list they sent me stating that this would be what we would bill for each patient, and the few questions they are asking, all help is greatly appreciated!
Amphetamines 82145
Barbiturates 82205
Benzodiazepines 80154
Cocaine metabolites 82520
Ethyl Alcohol 82055
Methadone 83840
Opiates 83925
Quantitation of Drug NES 80299
Questions;
1. Can 83925 be billed only twice per day, per patient, they said they test for 3 or 4 drugs that would be considered opiates so how would we bill this?
2. If a test result is unreadable due to the results being above the measureable range, they dilute and re-test, can they bill for the 2nd testing?
3. Can we use 82101 for Buprenorphine?
4. Can we use 82570 for Creatinine
5. What would I use for THC? (80101)?
Last question - How do I enter all this on a claim? each code as a seperate line item with the appropriate diagnosis pointer?
Here is the list they sent me stating that this would be what we would bill for each patient, and the few questions they are asking, all help is greatly appreciated!
Amphetamines 82145
Barbiturates 82205
Benzodiazepines 80154
Cocaine metabolites 82520
Ethyl Alcohol 82055
Methadone 83840
Opiates 83925
Quantitation of Drug NES 80299
Questions;
1. Can 83925 be billed only twice per day, per patient, they said they test for 3 or 4 drugs that would be considered opiates so how would we bill this?
2. If a test result is unreadable due to the results being above the measureable range, they dilute and re-test, can they bill for the 2nd testing?
3. Can we use 82101 for Buprenorphine?
4. Can we use 82570 for Creatinine
5. What would I use for THC? (80101)?
Last question - How do I enter all this on a claim? each code as a seperate line item with the appropriate diagnosis pointer?