by Medical Billing | May 30, 2017 | Medicare payment basics
All In-Office Laboratory Testing and Procedures: Marked with *, **, ***, ****, and ***** will be limited to one procedure within the same family of asterisks, per visit. Example: All laboratory testing/procedure codes that are marked with one * will only...
by Medical Billing | Sep 26, 2016 | Medicare payment basics
CPT CODE and description 87880 – Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay with direct optical observation; Streptococcus, group A – average fee amount – $20 – $30 87561 – Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or...
by Medical Billing | Sep 13, 2016 | Medicare payment basics
CPT CODE AND Description 86485 – Skin test; candida 86490 – Skin test; coccidioidomycosis – Average Fee amount $65 – $90 86580 – Skin test; tuberculosis, intradermal – Average Fee amount $7 – $10 ALL CPT required CLIA....
by Medical Billing | Aug 17, 2016 | Medicare payment basics
CPT CODES and Description 81000 Urinalysis, by dip stick or tablet reagent for bilirubin, glucose, hemoglobin, ketones, leukocytes, nitrite, pH, protein, specific gravity, urobilinogen, any number of these constituents; non-automated, with microscopy...
by Medical Billing | Jul 9, 2016 | Medicare payment basics
Providers with a CLIA certificate may conduct the following laboratory tests in their offices: Description Codes Description Codes Urinalysis 81000- 81003 Crystal Identification 89060 Glucose 82947- 82948 ESR 85651, 85652 Prothrombin time 85610 BM Aspiration 85097...
