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Billing for Incubation of Crossmatch


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Anyone billing for incubation of crossmatch? If so, are you billing it in addition to the AHG crossmatch? I am trying to benchmark billing of incubation of crossmatch (cpt code 86921).

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I was just wondering about this same thing today.

For example, if you do a gel crossmatch, you result an immediate spin and an AHG and drop CPT 86920 and 86922.

If you do a LISS crossmatch, you result immediate spin, 37C, and AHG results; so, should you drop CPT 86920, 86921, and 86922?

If not, why does 86921 exist?

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As referenced by 'goodchild', if we do a LISS crossmatch, say for an autoantibody patient where the auto is not demonstrating in LISS, we charge for all 3 phases (IS, 37C and AHG). 

Otherwise our primary method for an AHG crossmatch is Gel so we charge an immediate spin crossmatch and an AHG crossmatch.  Same would hold true for a PeG crossmatch. 

 

Lisa  

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