87081 Culture screening only
Pathology & Lab
Also known as: Culture screening only, Screen only, No identification
Bacterial culture screening only without organism identification. Presence/absence determination.
Clinical Context
Limited screening culture reporting only growth or no growth without identification. Used when full identification not clinically necessary.
RVU Breakdown
| Work RVU | 0.00 |
| Practice Expense RVU | 0.00 |
| Malpractice RVU | 0.00 |
| Total RVU | 0.00 |
Specialties
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