99000: The Little Code with Big Issues - AAPC What 99000 Is (and What it Is Not) Essentially, the clinical responsibility for 99000 involves any work your practice has to perform to prepare a specimen for transportation to a laboratory per the agreement your practice has with that lab This could include: Separating a fluid layer using a centrifuge; Filling out any paperwork required by
How to get paid on 99000? | Medical Billing and Coding Forum - AAPC In most cases the payor says 99000 is mutually exclusive to another code (In one case 90471) I looked up on NCCI edits and there are only 3 codes listed 99000 is incompatible with ( 36591,36592 and 96523)
Heres How the 99000 Gamble Could Pay Off : Laboratory - AAPC While using 99000 for incurring a transport cost is certainly a correct statement, “many of our readers pointed out a second use of this code that is also correct, and reflects the most typical use Code 99000 is also intended to reflect the work involved in the preparation of a specimen prior to sending it to the laboratory
How to Use the 990xx Series Correctly to Get Reimbursed for . . . The following codes from the 990xx series (miscellaneous services) of CPT can be used by orthopedists in varying degrees 99000-99002 These codes are for the handling and or conveyance of a specimen or other item (e g , orthotic cast) to a laboratory or other location outside the physicians office