tci Part B Insider - 2007 Issue 19

Part B Coding Coach: Flu Test Status Got You Stumped? Follow This Expert Advice

If you always reach for 87804, you could be mis-codingWhen your family physician tests a patient for influenza, coding is not always as easy as reporting code 87804. Your code choice will depend on the type of test the physician conducts and what method and product she uses. Use this simple guide to determine the correct number of in-office influenza test units and the appropriate modifiers.Take note: Not all influenza tests that qualify for 87804 (Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay with direct optical observation; influenza) deserve  multiple-unit coding--and the same product doesn't always deserve multiple coding. Two...

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