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Medical Coding

Category - Laboratory and Pathology

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A patient needs to have a high sensitivity C-reactive protein test performed. What is the correct CPT code for this laboratory test?
  1. 86140
  2. 86141
  3. 86146
  4. 86147
Explanation
Answer: B - 86141 is the correct code for high sensitivity C-reactive protein.
Code 86140 is incorrect because this code is for C-reactive protein, but not the high sensitivity version. Code 86146 is incorrect because this code is for Beta 2 Glycoprotein I antibody and code 86147 is incorrect because this code is for Cardiolipin (phospholipid) antibody.
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