by Medical Billing | Jun 17, 2016 | Medicare payment basics
At the outset of the physician fee schedule, the question was posed as to whether visits should be billed on the same day as an allergy injection (CPT codes 95115-95117), since these codes have status indicators of A rather than T. Visits should not be billed with...
by Medical Billing | Jun 13, 2016 | Medicare payment basics
A. Allergy Testing The MPFSDB fee amounts for allergy testing services billed under codes 95004-95078 are established for single tests. Therefore, the number of tests must be shown on the claim. EXAMPLE: If a physician performs 25 percutaneous tests (scratch,...
by Lori | Sep 27, 2010 | Medicare payment basics
Allergy Testing Allergen-specific IgE determinations are coded using the following two codes: 86003 ALLERGEN-SPECIFIC IgE: quantitative semiquantitative, each allergen 86005 ALLERGEN-SPECIFIC IgE: qualitative, multiallergen screen (dipstick or disk) CPT code...
by Lori | Aug 25, 2010 | Medicare payment basics
Allergy Shots and Visit Services on the Same Day At the outset of the physician fee schedule, the question was posed as to whether visits should be billed on the same day as an allergy injection (CPT codes 95115-95117), since these codes have status indicators of A...
by Lori | Aug 25, 2010 | Medicare payment basics
(1) If a 10cc multidose vial is filled to 6cc with antigen, the physician may bill Medicare for 6 doses since six 1cc aliquots may be removed from the vial. (2) If a 5cc multidose vial is filled completely, the physician may bill Medicare for 5 doses for this vial....
