AMA CPT® Assistant - 2004 Issue 1 (January)

Pathology and Laboratory (January 2004)

January 2004 page 26b Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Pathology and Laboratory, 85007, 85009, 85004, 85008 (Q&A) Question Working in a hospital laboratory that sees a high number of oncology patients, we often must perform manual leukocyte differentials or buffy coat differentials depending on the results of the other parameters of the CBC. How should I code for those cases when I only perform the automated leukocyte differential? AMA Comment CPT 2003 recognizes that some laboratories commonly must perform manual and buffy coat leukocyte differentials depending on the results of the other CBC parameters. For this reason, code 85027...

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