quick strep test
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It is a blood test for Hemoglobin. This is one test for Anemia. Hematocrit is billed with code 85014.
Code 85610 is for laboratory test for prothrombin time. Supercoder.com has CPT codes and their descriptions.
This would be the beta group
Medical billing code 85652 refers to a laboratory test for "Prothrombin Time (PT) with International Normalized Ratio (INR)". This test measures how long it takes for blood to clot and is often used to monitor patients on anticoagulant therapy, such as warfarin. The code is part of the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) coding system, which standardizes medical services and procedures for billing purposes.
I believe it is the code for a blood test which tells if one is anemic. When I looked up Hemoglobin and Hematocrit (Hgb/Hct) blood test that code came up as well as 85018.
86689. Antibody; HTLV or HIV antibody, confirmatory test (e.g, Western Blot).
Rapid strep throat test is specific but has got variable sensitivity. You have to go for culture, if rapid strep throat test comes negative, for confirmation of the diagnosis.
Where can I downloead a free medical billing questions in preparation for a test?
87802 Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay with direct optical observation; Streptococcus, group B