AMA CPT® Assistant - 1999 Issue 9 (September)
Pathology and Laboratory, 87101 (Q&A) (September 1999)
September 1999 page 10b Coding Consultation Pathology and Laboratory, 87101 (Q&A) In CPT code 87101, Culture, fungi, isolation (with or without presumptive identification); skin, does "skin" refer to all sources capable of growing dermatophytes, including hair and nails, or does the code apply only to culture of skin scrapings? AMA Comment It would be appropriate to report code 87101 for all sources capable of growing dermatophytes, including hair and nails. Pathology and Laboratory, 87101 (Q&A). CPT® Assistant. 1999; September 1999 page 10b ...
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