Technically it’s two tests just done in one so you’re right in billing twice since the physician is documenting two results. If the test doesn’t differentiate, just a positive/negative then you’d bill the code once. Take this alternative for 87804 denial . You may confront variations in the way payers need you to report multiple units of 87804.
BILLING AND CODING: The appropriate CPT®1 code to bill for the AdenoPlus® test is 87809, “infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay with direct optical observation; Adenovirus” RELATED ICD-9 CODES The following ICD-9-CM Diagnostic Codes describe conditions that may apply to a conjunctivitis diagnosis:
Technically it’s two tests just done in one so you’re right in billing twice since the physician is documenting two results. If the test doesn’t differentiate, just a positive/negative then you’d bill the code once. Take this alternative for 87804 denial . You may confront variations in the way payers need you to report multiple units ...
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Mac advises coders to list 87804 on two lines with modifier 59 Distinct procedural service appended to the second unit of 87804. This is preferable to reporting the code twice on the same line, in her experience.
Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassayCPT® Code 87804 in section: Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay with direct optical (ie, visual) observation.
The CPT® code modifier 59 is used to identify a distinct procedural service. In the context of influenza immunoassay testing, it supports coding CPT® 87400 once for influenza type A and once for influenza type B.
Feb. 21, 2022: Addition of code 87913 to report severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (coronavirus disease [COVID-19]) mutation identification in targeted region(s).
Medical Association's CPT and RBRVS 2021 Annual Sym- posium, the speakers indicated that a unique CPT would be considered as one point regardless of the number of times it is billed. For example, CPT 87804 is billed twice if both an in- fluenza A and B test are ordered. This would be counted as only one order.
X2 – Influenza Due to Identified Novel Influenza A Virus with Other Respiratory Manifestations. ICD-Code J09. X2 is a billable ICD-10 code used for healthcare diagnosis reimbursement of Influenza Due to Novel Influenza A Virus with Other Respiratory Manifestations.
Does the documentation state there are two different strains being tested for 87502? If there are two different strains that were tested for the flu then you can bill once for each strain tested and modifier 59 would then be added to the second strain tested.
Vaccine CPT Code to ReportCPT Code Description90672Influenza virus vaccine, quadrivalent, live (LAIV4), for intranasal use90674Influenza virus vaccine, quadrivalent (ccIIV4), derived from cell cultures, subunit, preservative and antibiotic free, 0.5 mL dosage, for intramuscular use4 more rows•Aug 31, 2021
These are for patients suspected to have been infected with COVID-19 (AMA, 2020). AMA approved the CPT code for antigen testing, 87426, at a special meeting of the CPT Editorial Panel. The organization released it with a June 25, 2020, effective date.
Diagnosis Coding. Effective April 1, 2020, a new ICD-10-CM diagnosis code chapter, Chapter 22 Codes for Special Purposes (U00-U85) and new code U07. 1 COVID-19 was made available for reporting the coronavirus diagnosis.
Report code Z01. 84, “Encounter for antibody response examination,” if the antibody test is neither to confirm a current COVID-19 infection nor for follow-up of a known infection. For a current COVID-19 infection, report U07. 1 and codes for any manifestations.
ICD-10-CM code U07. 1, COVID-19, may be used for discharges/date of service on or after April 1, 2020.
Aetna considers rapid diagnostic tests for viral influenza (e.g., Directigen Flu A, Directigen Flu A+B, Flu OIA, Quickvue Influenza Test, and Z Stat Flu) medically necessary.
In the context of an epidemic, the clinical diagnosis of influenza in a patient with fever, malaise, and respiratory symptoms can be made with some certainty. In the absence of an epidemic of influenza, however, the diagnosis may be uncertain.
Antoniol S, Fidouh N, Ghazali A, et al; Emergency Department study group on respiratory viruses. Diagnostic performances of the Xpert® Flu PCR test and the OSOM® immunochromatographic rapid test for influenza A and B virus among adult patients in the Emergency Department. J Clin Virol. 2018;99-100:5-9.
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To avoid the overuse of antibiotics and the potential risk of antibiotic resistance, point of care providers should consider testing patients prior to prescribing treatment for a bacterial or influenza infection. Influenza testing (using molecular methods) is recommended for hospitalized patients with suspected influenza.
Contractors may specify Bill Types to help providers identify those Bill Types typically used to report this service. Absence of a Bill Type does not guarantee that the article does not apply to that Bill Type.
Contractors may specify Revenue Codes to help providers identify those Revenue Codes typically used to report this service. In most instances Revenue Codes are purely advisory. Unless specified in the article, services reported under other Revenue Codes are equally subject to this coverage determination.
When the provider performs flu tests via immunoassay, code the screening with 87804 Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay with direct optical observation; influenza, says Maggie M. Mac, CPC, CEMC, CHC, CMM, ICCE, president of Maggie Mac-Medical Practice Consulting in Clearwater, Fla.#N#CPT® 87804 represents “a testing platform that yields a typically qualitative result by producing a signal on the reaction chamber,” explains Melanie Witt, CPC, COBGC, MA, an independent coding consultant in Guadalupita, N.M.#N#If the test fits all the parameters put forth in its code descriptor, you should report 87804 for your provider’s flu test.
Remember that 87804 is a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) waived test, meaning you need to have CLIA certification to perform these flu tests. Further, you must append modifier QW CLIA-waived test to each 87804 entry on your claim to indicate your CLIA status.