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What codes are reported for urine drug definitive testing, and how many UOS should be reported?

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I know that urine drug presumptive testing may be reported with CPT codes 80305–80307, but I do not know how many units of service (UOS) should be reported. Can you help?

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Can CPT code 83721 (lipoprotein, direct measurement; direct measurement, LDL cholesterol) be used to report a calculated LDL cholesterol?

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Can the codes 85027 and 85007 be reported together?

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Are there specific types of specimen samples covered by code 88108—cytopathology, concentration technique, smears and interpretation (e.g., Saccomanno technique)?

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Can labs report CPT code 85007 or CPT code 85008 for examining a blood smear to complete an ordered automated hemogram test (CPT codes 85025 or 85027)?

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To follow-up on last week’s question, what functions do processing and storage costs include?

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For our outpatients, we procure blood and blood products from a community blood bank that charges us only the processing and storage costs it has incurred. How do we bill for this?

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When submitting an electronic claim for testing, is it the performing lab’s CLIA number included or the referral lab?

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Could you provide billing guideline for microscopic examination of a urine sample without macroscopic observation?