What does CPT 87798 test for?

CPT® Code 87798 in section: Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA), not otherwise specified.

What does CPT code 93015 mean?

93015. CARDIOVASCULAR STRESS TEST USING MAXIMAL OR SUBMAXIMAL TREADMILL OR. BICYCLE EXERCISE, CONTINUOUS ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC MONITORING, AND/OR PHARMACOLOGICAL STRESS; WITH SUPERVISION, INTERPRETATION AND.

Does CPT 93015 need a modifier?

Each of the other codes represents a component of the global service. In other words, if you aren’t reporting the global service, you should not report global code 93015. You should report the appropriate component code(s). You should NOT use modifier 26 Professional component or TC Technical component on these codes.

What is the CPT code for a nuclear stress test?

93015 – This is the global code for cardiovascular stress testing. 93015 should only be used if your practice owns the stress equipment and your physician can interpret the test and issue the report.

What do you need to know about CPT 93015?

Code 93015 [ Cardiovascular stress test using maximal or submaximal treadmill or bicycle exercise, continuous electrocardiographic monitoring, and/or pharmacological stress; with supervision, interpretation and report] is used to report the complete cardiac stress test procedure,…

What is the cardiac stress test code 93015?

Code 93015 [Cardiovascular stress test using maximal or submaximal treadmill or bicycle exercise, continuous electrocardiographic monitoring, and/or pharmacological stress; with supervision, interpretation and report] is used to report the complete cardiac stress test procedure, which includes all three components.

What does the CPT book say about 87798?

Back when I was a laboratory coder a few years back ….we purposely had this procedure stopped so I could simply add the procedure description to the laboratory test being performed. CPT book states 87798 – Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA), not otherwise specified; amplified probe technique, each organism.

What is the procedure description for procedure 87798?

Procedure 87798 Is NOS – I ran procedure 87798 through our facility’s laboratory catalog this evening and there was nearly 70 different possibilities for procedure 87798. Unsure what needs to be done on your end, but simply stop (some type of edit) the procedure and “add the procedure description”.