CPT Knowledgebase - Aug 5, 2025

If a pathology laboratory performs both the test and the reading and interpretation of the results for a given service (eg, 84165), would it be appropriate for the laboratory to report code 84165 on one day and then code 84165 with modifier 26 appended for the professional component on a subsequent day?

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