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tci Part B Insider - 2008 Issue 1
READER QUESTION: Know How to Code Blood Draws vs. Lab Tests
Question: We saw a patient for a blood draw and sent it to an outside lab for testing. The doctor saw the patient that morning. Can we report the E/M service and the blood draw? Which code should we report for the blood draw since we didn't do the testing?
Answer: Once you-ve determined that a blood draw is not actually therapeutic phlebotomy (99195), you need to turn to the venipuncture codes--and, in some cases, the lab testing codes.If you-re sending your patients to an outside lab for both the blood draw and testing, you cannot report any...
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