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Medical Coding Exam Prep

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A three year old is going to have a peanut challenge performed in the allergist’s office under direct supervision. The child is scheduled for three hours of testing, what is the correct code(s) for this testing?
  1. 95076
  2. 95076, 95079
  3. 95076, 95079 x 2
  4. 95076, 95079 x 3
Explanation
Answer: B - 95076, 95079 is the correct code for three hours of ingestion challenge testing.
Code 95076 is the correct code for ingestion challenge test for the first 120 minutes of testing. Code 95079 is correct as well because this is an add-on code for each additional 60 minutes of testing. This patient had three hours of testing performed, so the add-on code only has to be used once for a total of 180 minutes.
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