Question about new CPT codes

Hello Flowers!

My question concerning the additional markers. 

1: For our CD4/CD8 Panel we do the following markers:
CD3,CD19,CD4,CD8,CD45

Our question is can we bill the following codes for this panel
86064 - for B cell total (CD19)
86359 -  for T cell total (CD3)
86360 - for CD8 absolutes and ratio
86361 - for CD4 absolute count
88185 - CD45

2. For our Leukemia and Lymphoma Panel
	Can we bill this way:
	
	86064 - for B cell total (CD19)
	86359 - for T cell Total (CD3)
	86379 - for NK cells (CD56)
	88184 - for our first marker
	88185 - for all other markers that are done in the panel

	or do we have to just use 88184 and 88185 for all makers in a Leukemia/Lymphoma Panel.

3. The CD34 stem cell CPT is that for those labs that do Bone Marrow Transplant. We use it in our L/L Panel but we didn't think that we could bill this antibody 86587  
   because we don't do transplants here just evaluations.

Any help with these questions would be greatly appreciated.



Sara Markestad, MT (ASCP)
St. Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta
404-851-7744



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