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Coding Corner Q&A

The Coding Corner Q &A is a list of previously submitted and answered questions from ASRM members about coding. If you don’t find an answer to your question in this archive, contact ASRM (education@asrm.org) and we’ll do our best to provide one and archive the answer.

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Billing for cryopreservation procedures on different days

I understand that if cryopreservation of oocytes is performed on two separate dates of service, each date of service was billable. Is this the same for cryopreservation of embryos? Meaning,

ART Lab Procedures
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Coding PGT requisitions to the PGT lab

Do you have any recommended codes to use for PGT requisitions to the PGT lab? We are currently using N97.9, but I was thinking of those circumstances where that may not be appropriate (for

ART Lab Procedures
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Measurements to report with ultrasound codes

Are there clear guidelines as to what measurements are required in order to bill for each type of ultrasound listed below? • 76856 • 76857 • 76817

ART Clinical Care
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Estradiol Free versus Total

Should patients with fertility issues be billing Estradiol Free (82681) instead of Estradiol Total (82670)? Which is correct and why?

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Coding for fluid aspiration during HSG

For physician-performed sonoHSG (58340& 76831) and uterine aspiration due to fluid, can an additional code for the aspiration be billed?

Surgery
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Coding of identification of sperm in aspirate

During vasovasostomy/vasoepididyostomy procedures, our surgeons perform intra-op sperm identification from aspirate (description below of the exact work being performed). We had been billing

Andrology
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Billing donor services to IP’s insurance

When an intended parent has donor coverage under their insurance, how do we bill the donor services to their insurance? Especially in this case because it is a same-sex male couple.

Third-Party
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Exclusion of IVF services due to Z31.83

My wife and I have been seeking IVF treatment and this year coverage was added to my benefits for infertility treatment (up to $25,000), but BCBS keeps denying it due to the exclusion of the

ART Clinical Care
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Shipping of frozen embryos

I have some infertility coverage, under which my insurance said they will cover frozen embryo shipping/transport from one facility to another. However, when it came time to submit claims, they

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Billing IVF lab work

We typically bill our IVF Lab work under the rendering provider who performs the VOR. Who should be the supervising provider for embryology billing?

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