tci Part B Insider - 2014 Issue 12

Part B Coding Coach: Hone Your Pap Coding Skills With This Screening-Turned-Diagnostic Case

See if you can code the case. With 15 CPT® codes and 10 HPCS Level II codes for Pap tests, is it any wonder that coders often feel confused? Let us help you cut through the clutter with this multi-step Pap case. Step 1: Medicare Patient Gets Timely Pap Screening A 65-year-old female Medicare beneficiary with a history of syphilis reports for a screening Pap test one year and one month after her last Pap. The lab performs an automated thin layer preparation (liquid based) test with automated screening. Several pieces of information are crucial for you to correctly...

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