Herbie Lorona
Expert
If a patient is scheduled to come back to the office for a lab draw what codes can we bill. The patient gets there vitals checked and gets blood drawn which is then sent out to an outside lab to run the test!
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ahight
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Could you bill a 99000 as well?
dmaec
True Blue
something similar was posted before - I don't understand "why" a patient coming in for lab draw only would get their vitals taken? It's never happened to me personally, when I've had lab only - or anyone that I know of. My parents are elderly and go in pretty much bi-weekly for lab only, that's all they get is lab only, no vitals. Why are vitals being taken for a lab only? Especially if the patient was already in and told to come back for (I assume, fasting labs), lab only? I've never coded a "lab only" service with vitals taken and I've coded many many lab only services.
to me the only thing you should be coding are the labs ONLY - and if you're just drawing the blood and sending it out - then only the venipuncture should be coded.
99000 is for when you/your facility physically transfers the specimen from the office to the outside lab. It doesn't apply to send outs for outside labs.
{that's my opinion on the posted matter}
to me the only thing you should be coding are the labs ONLY - and if you're just drawing the blood and sending it out - then only the venipuncture should be coded.
99000 is for when you/your facility physically transfers the specimen from the office to the outside lab. It doesn't apply to send outs for outside labs.
{that's my opinion on the posted matter}