AMA CPT® Assistant - 2016 Issue 5 (May)
Pathology and Laboratory: Chemistry (Q&A) (May 2016)
May 2016 page 14-end Pathology and Laboratory: Chemistry Question: If the physician performs two wet mounts (saline and KOH) in addition to pH testing, is the pH separately reportable? Answer: Yes, the pH testing is separately reportable with CPT code 83986, pH; body fluid, not otherwise specified. Therefore, if the physician performs a wet mount with saline and another with potassium hydroxide (KOH) in addition to pH testing, the appropriate reporting is code 87210 x2 (Smear, primary source with interpretation; wet mount for infectious agents (eg, saline, India ink, KOH preps)) and code 83986. ♦ Pathology and Laboratory: Chemistry...
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