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Medical Coding

Category - Laboratory and Pathology

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A patient’s physician ordered an erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and requested that it be automated. What is the correct CPT code for this laboratory test?
  1. 85635
  2. 85651
  3. 85652
  4. 85660
Explanation
Answer: C - 85652 is the correct code for automated erythrocyte sedimentation rate.

Code 85635 is incorrect because this code is for the reptilase test. 85651 is incorrect because this code is for a non-automated erythrocyte sedimentation rate. Code 85660 is incorrect because this is for sickling of red blood cells.
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