AMA CPT® Assistant - 2019 Issue 4 (April)
Pathology and Laboratory: Hematology and Coagulation (Q&A) (April 2019)
April 2019 page 11a Pathology and Laboratory: Hematology and Coagulation Question: A hospital offers thromboelastography to better optimize transfusion utilization. Is it appropriate to report the service with a combination of CPT codes 85576, Platelet aggregation (in vitro), each agent; code 85347, Coagulation time, activated; code 85384, Fibrinogen; activity; and code 85390, Fibrinolysins or coagulopathy screen, interpretation and report? Answer: No, CPT code 85396, Coagulation/fibrinolysis assay, whole blood (eg, viscoelastic clot assessment), including use of any pharmacologic additive(s), as indicated, including interpretation and written report, per day, is specific to this service. Unbundling of this test into individually reported...
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