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tci Part B Insider - 2015 Issue 43
Toxicology: Understand Screening vs. Confirmatory Testing
Grasp ‘definitive’ terminology, too.
If your lab performs toxicology testing, you need to understand the lingo and the testing hierarchy that impacts lab’s work, and your code choices.
Missing the mark on billing drug tests could cost your lab money — or lead to charges of fraud. Read on to understand some basic concepts for toxicology.
Clarify Drugs-Of-Abuse Coding
When testing patients for drugs of abuse, labs frequently perform a “screening” test first, followed by a “confirmatory” test based on a positive screening result. The screening tests analyze the specimen to see if the patient...
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