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finger stick PT/INR and fingerstick glucose, hemoglobin, etc
If our office is performing finger stick PT/INR tests or finger stick glucose tests, are we able to bill utilizing the 82962 code for Glucose and 85018 for the hemoglobin or must we be billing the 36416 (collection of capillary specimen). I am aware that there is no CPT® code for the fingerstick PT/INR, but I was not sure if I had to use the 36416 for all of our fingerstick tests. Thank you in advance for the help....
re: finger stick PT/INR and fingerstick glucose, hemoglobin, etc
Your wording is confusing. You bill for the test itself and for the capillary draw. So you can bill 36416 for hemoglobin, glucose or protime if done by fingerstick. They are all capillary blood specimens. That is not to say that it will be paid...