This week we will be learning about the Pathology and Lab Section of the CPT Book. As physicians and healthcare professi

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This week we will be learning about the Pathology and Lab
Section of the CPT Book. As physicians and healthcare professionals
work to help their patients, they usually need medical science
assistance to guide them. This guidance frequently comes from tests
performed by professionals working in a laboratory, studying the
evolution of a patient’s disease. One such coding is call panel
codes. Panel codes can be confusing. These are groupings of tests
that are commonly performed at the same time. Here is a short
article from AAPC to help you better comprehend coding panels. CPT
Coding for Laboratory Panels Review the Pathology and Laboratory
section of the CPT book; you will notice that many codes include a
long list of tests within one code’s description. Recall two
different panels in this section and review the components of each
panel
. QUESTION: Describe why there are specific tests grouped into
these panels and specify how you would code if all tests in a panel
are not performed, and how would you apply it to a scenario?