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Aug 17th, 2011 - kvankuren
billing for collection of wound cultures
We sometimes take a wound culture when performing an I&D. We also will bill for a lab handling fee 99000 in addition to the I&D. Is their another procedure code we can bill for the collection of the wound speciman itself when an I&D is not done?
Aug 17th, 2011 -
re: billing for collection of wound cultures
no, bundled into the E&M. If you charge for the culture, the cost of the culture tube is included in the fee and if the lab charges then they are likely supplying the tube to you for free.