AMA CPT® Assistant - 2005 Issue 1 (January)

Pathology and Laboratory (January 2005)

January 2005 page 46c Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Pathology and Laboratory, 80053 (Q&A) Question Would it be appropriate to report code 80053, Comprehensive metabolic panel, if all of the tests listed in the panel definition are not performed? AMA Comment No. From a CPT coding perspective, each panel includes a defined list of tests and the tests listed with each panel identify the defined components of that panel. Therefore, in order to report a code for a panel, all of the tests listed in the panel definition must be performed with no substitutions. If fewer tests are performed...

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