| LIS Mnemonic: FSGLU | Container: Finger Stick | Transport: | CPT-4: 82962 | Comments: |
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What is the CPT code for a glucose test?
Depending on the method employed, providers should use the following three CPT codes to report glucose testing:
82947 Glucose
; quantitative, blood (except reagent strip) 82948 Glucose; blood, reagent strip. 82962 Glucose; blood by glucose monitoring device(s) cleared by the FDA specifically for home use.
What does CPT code 82962 mean?
82962 (
glucose, blood by glucose monitoring device
cleared by the FDA specifically for home use)
What is finger stick glucose test called?
People use portable blood glucose meters, called
glucometers
, to check their blood sugar levels. These work by analyzing a small amount of blood, usually from a fingertip. A lancet lightly pricks your skin to obtain the blood.
What is included in CPT code 80061?
80061
Lipid panel
A lipid panel includes the following tests: total serum cholesterol (82465), high–density cholesterol (HDL cholesterol) by direct measurement (83718), and triglycerides (84478).
What does CPT code 82947 mean?
82947 –
Glucose; quantitative, blood
(except reagent strip)
What is the CPT code 36415?
36415.
COLLECTION OF VENOUS BLOOD BY VENIPUNCTURE
.
Is CPT 82962 covered by Medicare?
Code 82962 is defined in the 2004 HCPCS as a test for “glucose, blood by glucose monitoring device cleared by the FDA specifically for home use.” The Medicare carrier
denied coverage of the
blood glucose testing claimed under HCPCS code 82962 because the testing “is considered part of routine personal care and is not a …
What is procedure code 80053?
The
comprehensive metabolic panel, or chemical screen
, (CMP; CPT code 80053) is a panel of 14 blood tests which serves as an initial broad medical screening tool.
What is included in CPT code 85025?
Description:
Blood count; complete (CBC)
, automated (Hgb, Hct, RBC, WBC and platelet count) and automated differential WBC count.
Which finger is best for glucose testing?
Recommended finger: the World Health Organisation recommends
the middle or ring fingers
are used for blood glucose tests (second and third fingers). You may want to avoid using your little finger due to the skin being thin.
What is normal blood sugar by age?
| Chart of Normal Blood Sugar Levels in Children Age Wise | Age Blood Sugar levels after Fasting Blood Sugar Levels After 1 to 2 Hours of Eating | 6 to 12 years >80 to 180 mg/dL Up to 140 mg/dL | 13 to 19 years >70 to 150 mg/dL Up to 140 mg/dL |
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What is a normal finger stick blood sugar?
Doctor’s Response. One important goal of diabetes treatment is to keep the blood glucose levels near the normal range of
70 to 120 mg/dl before meals
and under 140 mg/dl at two hours after eating. Home blood sugar (glucose) testing is an important part of controlling blood sugar.
Can CPT 80053 and 80048 be billed together?
We receive the following NCCI edit: “Code 80048 is a column two code of 80053.
These codes cannot be billed together in any circumstances
.”
Does Medicare pay for lipid profile?
While lipid screening may be medically appropriate,
Medicare by statute does not pay for it
. … When monitoring long term anti-lipid dietary or pharmacologic therapy and when following patients with borderline high total or LDL cholesterol levels, it is reasonable to perform the lipid panel annually.
What is included in CPT code 80048?
| Test Name: BASIC METABOLIC PANEL (BMP) (NO GFR) | Test Code: 2128669 | Alias: LAB10098 | CPT Code(s): 80048 | Test Includes: Glucose, Urea Nitrogen (BUN), Creatinine, Sodium (Na), Potassium (K), Chloride (CL), Carbon Dioxide (CO2), Anion Gap, Calcium |
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