Question

USE CPT CODES AND ICD-10-CM CODES

1. A lab test was performed to identify nucleic acids. The test included molecular diagnostic procedures involving both reverse transcription and nucleic acid transfer.   An interpretation and report was produced. All services were provided in a freestanding physician owned lab. How should these services be reported?

2. In preparation for a transfusion, the lab thawed three units of fresh frozen plasma. How should these services be reported?

3. Cytopathology slides prepared from a cervical specimen were manually scored using the Bethesda System. The scoring was done by lab personnel under physician supervision. The results were positive. The same physician also prepared a written interpretation. How should these services be reported?

4. A physician performed gastric intubation, aspiration and fractional collections for an 81 year-old patient undergoing a gastric secretory study. The procedure took two hours. What code(s) is reported?

Answer 1

1. These services are reported under ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-CM stands for the International Classification of disease Used for medical claim reporting in all healthcare settings.

2. ICD-10-CM is a standardized classification system of diagnosis codes that represent conditions and diseases, related health problems, abnormal findings, signs and symptoms, injuries, external causes of injuries and diseases, and social circumstances.

3. For a medical provider to receive reimbursement for medical services, ICD-10-CM codes are required to be submitted to the payer.

4. CPT Codes depict the services provided to the patient, ICD-10-CM codes depict the patient’s diagnoses that justify the services rendered as medically necessary.

B. Cytopathology slides prepared from a cervical specimen were manually scored using the Bethesda System. The scoring was done by lab personnel under physician supervision. The results were positive. The same physician also prepared a written interpretation. these services be reported under CPT Codes depict the services provided to the patient.

C. An understanding of the physiology of gastric secretion is relevant to the aetiology and pathogenesis of peptic ulcer disease and
a necessary prerequisite to both its medical and surgical management. It is generally agreed that the management of duodenal ulcer is essentially medical with surgical interven-
tion being reserved for a comparatively small group of patients96. A little ex-plored aspect of the medical management is that involving the administration of gastrointestinal hormones. It is likely that intravenous administration of secretin which is known to be capable of neutralizing the contents of the
duodenal bulb in duodenal ulcer subjects97 will soon be tested in the treatment of this disease98'99.