by Medical Billing | Jan 20, 2017 | Medicare payment basics
Procedure code and Description 88312 SPECIAL STAIN INCLUDING INTERPRETATION AND REPORT; GROUP I FOR MICROORGANISMS (EG, ACID FAST, METHENAMINE SILVER) 88313 SPECIAL STAIN INCLUDING INTERPRETATION AND REPORT; GROUP II, ALL OTHER (EG, IRON, TRICHROME), EXCEPT STAIN FOR...
by Medical Billing | Jan 14, 2017 | Medicare payment basics
Procedure codes and Description Group 1 Codes: 81206 BCR/ABL1 (T(9;22)) (EG, CHRONIC MYELOGENOUS LEUKEMIA) TRANSLOCATION ANALYSIS; MAJOR BREAKPOINT, QUALITATIVE OR QUANTITATIVE 81207 BCR/ABL1 (T(9;22)) (EG, CHRONIC MYELOGENOUS LEUKEMIA) TRANSLOCATION ANALYSIS; MINOR...
by Medical Billing | Jan 11, 2017 | Medicare payment basics
Procedure Code and Description 81211 BRCA1, BRCA2 (BREAST CANCER 1 AND 2) (EG, HEREDITARY BREAST AND OVARIAN CANCER) GENE ANALYSIS; FULL SEQUENCE ANALYSIS AND COMMON DUPLICATION/DELETION VARIANTS IN BRCA1 (IE, EXON 13 DEL 3.835KB, EXON 13 DUP 6KB, EXON 14-20 DEL...
by Medical Billing | Jan 9, 2017 | Medicare payment basics
Procedure Codes And Description Group 1 Codes: 83880 Assay of NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE BNP Test (CPT 83880) One of the below diagnosis must be present to support medical necessity for B-Type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) Testing. I-10 Code Description I11.0 HTN Heart...
by Medical Billing | Jan 6, 2017 | Medicare payment basics
Procedure Codes and Description Group 1 Codes: 22533 ARTHRODESIS, LATERAL EXTRACAVITARY TECHNIQUE, INCLUDING MINIMAL DISCECTOMY TO PREPARE INTERSPACE (OTHER THAN FOR DECOMPRESSION); LUMBAR 22534 ARTHRODESIS, LATERAL EXTRACAVITARY TECHNIQUE, INCLUDING MINIMAL...