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CPT Codes For Transfusion Medicine Procedures
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Below is a list summarizing the CPT codes for transfusion medicine procedures.
CPT Code 86850
CPT 86850 describes a serum technique for an antibody screen of red blood cells.
CPT Code 86860
CPT 86860 describes Antibody elution (RBC) and each elution.
CPT Code 86870
CPT 86870 describes the technique of identifying RBC antibodies in each panel for each serum.
CPT Code 86880
CPT 86880 describes an antihuman globulin (Coombs test) direct, each antiserum.
CPT Code 86885
CPT 86885 describes an antihuman globulin (Coombs) test, an indirect, qualitative test for each red reagent cell.
CPT Code 86886
CPT 86886 describes an antihuman globulin (Coombs) test with an indirect antibody titer.
CPT Code 86890
CPT 86890 describes the collection, processing, and storage of autologous blood or components that have been predeposited.
CPT Code 86891
CPT 86891 describes the collection, processing, and storage of autologous blood or components and intra- or postoperative salvage.
CPT Code 86900
CPT 86900 describes blood typing, serologic for ABO.
CPT Code 86901
CPT 86901 describes blood typing, serologic; Rh (D).
CPT Code 86902
CPT 86902 describes antigen testing of donor blood using reagent serum, each antigen test for blood typing and serologic.
CPT Code 86904
CPT 86904 describes blood typing, serologic, and antigen screening for the compatible unit using patient serum per unit screened.
CPT Code 86905
CPT 86905 describes blood typing, serologic, and RBC antigens other than ABO or Rh (D) each.
CPT Code 86906
CPT 86906 describes blood typing, serologic, and complete Rh phenotyping.
CPT Code 86910
CPT 86910 describes blood typing per individual for paternity testing, including ABO, Rh, and MN.
CPT Code 86911
CPT 86911 describes blood typing for paternity testing per individual, with each additional antigen system.
CPT Code 86920
CPT 86920 describes a compatibility test involving an immediate spin technique for each unit.
CPT Code 86921
CPT 86921 describes a compatibility test of each unit using an incubation technique.
CPT Code 86922
CPT 86922 describes compatibility testing each unit using the antiglobulin technique.
CPT Code 86923
CPT 86923 describes a procedure for compatibility testing each electronic unit.
CPT Code 86927
CPT 86927 describes thawing each unit of fresh frozen plasma.
CPT Code 86930
CPT 86930 describes the preparation and freezing of each unit of frozen blood.
CPT Code 86931
CPT 86931 describes the thawing of each unit of frozen blood.
CPT Code 86932
CPT 86932 describes the freezing, thawing, and preparation of each unit of frozen blood.
CPT Code 86940
CPT 86940 describes screening for hemolysins and auto-agglutinins.
CPT Code 86941
CPT 86941 describes the incubation of hemolysins and agglutinins.
CPT Code 86945
CPT 86945 describes the irradiation of each unit of blood product.
CPT Code 86950
CPT 86950 describes leukocyte transfusion.
CPT Code 86960
CPT 86960 describes the volume reduction of a single blood or blood product unit, such as red blood cells or platelets.
CPT Code 86965
CPT 86965 describes the pooling of platelets or other blood products.
CPT Code 86970
CPT 86970 describes the pretreatment of RBCs for RBC antibody detection, identification, and/or compatibility testing, including incubation with chemical agents or drugs.
CPT Code 86971
CPT 86971 describes the pretreatment of RBCs for RBC antibody detection, identification, and/or compatibility testing, including incubation with enzymes.
CPT Code 86972
CPT 86972 describes the pretreatment of RBCs for RBC antibody detection, identification, and/or compatibility testing by density gradient separation.
CPT Code 86975
CPT 86975 describes serum pretreatment for use in RBC antibody identification, including drug incubation.
CPT Code 86976
CPT 86976 describes serum pretreatment for use in RBC antibody identification by dilution.
CPT Code 86977
CPT 86977 describes serum pretreatment for use in RBC antibody identification, including incubation with inhibitors.
CPT Code 86978
CPT 86978 describes serum pretreatment for RBC antibody identification by differential, red cell absorption using patient RBCs or RBCs of known phenotype, each absorption.
CPT Code 86985
CPT 86985 describes the splitting of blood or blood products in each unit.
CPT Code 86999
CPT 86999 describes an unlisted transfusion medicine procedure.
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