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AdvantEdge Healthcare Solutions ahsrcm.com 877 501 1611 2015 CPT Changes Pathology and Laboratory Services Each year, the American Medical Association publishes the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) manual which lists all the available CPT billing codes for the next year, including all the code changes. Here are the pathology and laboratory CPT code changes for 2015. There are over 100 new codes, 47 deleted codes and 31 revised codes for pathology. CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. New Pathology & Laboratory CPT Codes 80163 Digoxin; free 80165 Valproic acid (dipropylacetic acid); free 80300 Drug screen, any number of drug classes from Drug Class List A; any number of non-TLC devices or procedures, (eg, immunoassay) capable of being read by direct optical observation, including instrumented-assisted when performed (eg, dipsticks, cups, cards, cartridges), per date of service 80301 Drug screen, any number of drug classes from Drug Class List A; single drug class method, by instrumented test systems (eg, discrete multichannel chemistry analyzers utilizing immunoassay or enzyme assay), per date of service 80302 Drug screen, presumptive, single drug class from Drug Class List B, by immunoassay (eg, ELISA) or non-TLC chromatography without mass spectrometry (eg, GC, HPLC), each procedure 80303 Drug screen, any number of drug classes, presumptive, single or multiple drug class method; thin layer chromatography procedure(s) (TLC) (eg, acid, neutral, alkaloid plate), per date of service 80304 Drug screen, any number of drug classes, presumptive, single or multiple drug class method; not otherwise specified presumptive procedure (eg, TOF, MALDI, LDTD, DESI, DART), each procedure 80320 Alcohols 80321 Alcohol biomarkers; 1 or 2 80322 Alcohol biomarkers; 3 or more 80323 Alkaloids, not otherwise specified 80324 Amphetamines; 1 or 2 80325 Amphetamines; 3 or 4

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2015 CPT Changes Pathology and Laboratory Services

Each year, the American Medical Association publishes the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) manual which lists all the available CPT billing codes for the next year, including all the code changes. Here are the pathology and laboratory CPT code changes for 2015. There are over 100 new codes, 47 deleted codes and 31 revised codes for pathology. CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.

New Pathology & Laboratory CPT Codes 80163 Digoxin; free 80165 Valproic acid (dipropylacetic acid); free 80300 Drug screen, any number of drug classes from Drug Class List A; any number of non-TLC devices or procedures, (eg, immunoassay) capable of being read by direct optical observation, including instrumented-assisted when performed (eg, dipsticks, cups, cards, cartridges), per date of service 80301 Drug screen, any number of drug classes from Drug Class List A; single drug class method, by instrumented test systems (eg, discrete multichannel chemistry analyzers utilizing immunoassay or enzyme assay), per date of service 80302 Drug screen, presumptive, single drug class from Drug Class List B, by immunoassay (eg, ELISA) or non-TLC chromatography without mass spectrometry (eg, GC, HPLC), each procedure 80303 Drug screen, any number of drug classes, presumptive, single or multiple drug class method; thin layer chromatography procedure(s) (TLC) (eg, acid, neutral, alkaloid plate), per date of service 80304 Drug screen, any number of drug classes, presumptive, single or multiple drug class method; not otherwise specified presumptive procedure (eg, TOF, MALDI, LDTD, DESI, DART), each procedure 80320 Alcohols 80321 Alcohol biomarkers; 1 or 2 80322 Alcohol biomarkers; 3 or more 80323 Alkaloids, not otherwise specified 80324 Amphetamines; 1 or 2 80325 Amphetamines; 3 or 4

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80326 Amphetamines; 5 or more 80327 Anabolic steroids; 1 or 2 80328 Anabolic steroids; 3 or more 80329 Analgesics, non-opioid; 1 or 2 80330 Analgesics, non-opiod; 3-5 80331 Analgesics, non-opioid; 6 or more 80332 Antidepressants, serotonergic class; 1 or 2 80333 Antidepressants, serotonergic class; 3-5 80334 Antidepressants, serotonergic class; 6 or more 80335 Antidepressants, tricyclic and other cyclicals; 1 or 2 80336 Antidepressants, tricyclic and other cyclicals; 3-5 80337 Antidepressants, tricyclic and other cyclicals; 6 or more 80338 Antidepressants, not otherwise specified 80339 Antiepileptics, not otherwise specified; 1-3 80340 Antiepileptics, not otherwise specified; 4-6 80341 Antiepileptics, not otherwise specified; 7 or more 80342 Antipsychotics, not otherwise specified; 1-3 80343 Antipsychotics, not otherwise specified; 4-6 80344 Antipsychotics, not otherwise specified; 7 or more 80345 Barbiturates 80346 Benzodiazepines; 1-12 80347 Benzodiazepines; 13 or more 80348 Buprenorphine

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80349 Cannabinoids, natural 80350 Cannabinoids, synthetic; 1-3 80351 Cannabinoids, synthetic; 4-6 80352 Cannabinoids, synthetic; 7 or more 80353 Cocaine 80354 Fentanyl 80355 Gabapentin, non-blood 80356 Heroin metabolite 80357 Ketamine and norketamine 80358 Methadone 80359 Methylenedioxyamphetamines (MDA, MDEA, MDMA) 80360 Methylphenidate 80361 Opiates, 1 or more 80362 Opioids and opiate analogs; 1 or 2 80363 Opioids and Opiate analogs; 3 or 4 80364 Opioids and Opiate analogs; 5 or more 80365 Oxycodone 80366 Pregabalin 80367 Propoxyphene 80368 Sedative hypnotics (non-benzodiazepines) 80369 Skeletal muscle relaxants; 1 or 2 80370 Skeletal muscle relaxants; 3 or more 80371 Stimulants, synthetic

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80372 Tapentadol 80373 Tramadol 80374 Stereoisomer (enantiomer) analysis, single drug class 80375 Drug(s) or substance(s), definitive, qualitative or quantitative, not otherwise specified; 1-3 80376 Drug(s) or substance(s), definitive, qualitative or quantitative, not otherwise specified; 4-6 80377 Drug(s) or substance(s), definitive, qualitative or quantitative, not otherwise specified; 7 or more 81246 FLT3 (fms-related tyrosine kinase 3) (eg, acute myeloid leukemia), gene analysis; tyrosine kinase domain (TKD) variants (eg, D835, I836) 81288 MLH1 (mutL homolog 1, colon cancer, nonpolyposis type 2) (eg, hereditary non-polyposis colorectal cancer, Lynch syndrome) gene analysis; promoter methylation analysis 81313 PCA3/KLK3 (prostate cancer antigen 3 [non-protein coding]/kallikrein-related peptidase 3 [prostate specific antigen]) ratio (eg, prostate cancer) 81410 Aortic dysfunction or dilation (eg, Marfan syndrome, Loeys Dietz syndrome, Ehler Danlos syndrome type IV, arterial tortuosity syndrome); genomic sequence analysis panel, must include sequencing of at least 9 genes, including FBN1, TGFBR1, TGFBR2, COL3A1, MYH11, ACTA2, SLC2A10, SMAD3, and MYLK 81411 Aortic dysfunction or dilation (eg, Marfan syndrome, Loeys Dietz syndrome, Ehler Danlos syndrome type IV, arterial tortuosity syndrome); duplication/deletion analysis panel, must include analyses for TGFBR1, TGFBR2, MYH11, and COL3A1 81415 Exome (eg, unexplained constitutional or heritable disorder or syndrome); sequence analysis 81416 Exome (eg, unexplained constitutional or heritable disorder or syndrome); sequence analysis, each comparator exome (eg, parents, siblings) (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) 81417 Exome (eg, unexplained constitutional or heritable disorder or syndrome); re-evaluation of previously obtained exome sequence (eg, updated knowledge or unrelated condition/syndrome) 81420 Fetal chromosomal aneuploidy (eg, trisomy 21, monosomy X) genomic sequence analysis panel, circulating cell-free fetal DNA in maternal blood, must include analysis of chromosomes 13, 18, and 21 81425 Genome (eg, unexplained constitutional or heritable disorder or syndrome); sequence analysis

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81426 Genome (eg, unexplained constitutional or heritable disorder or syndrome); sequence analysis, each comparator genome (eg, parents, siblings) (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) 81427 Genome (eg, unexplained constitutional or heritable disorder or syndrome); re-evaluation of previously obtained genome sequence (eg, updated knowledge or unrelated condition/syndrome) 81430 Hearing loss (eg, nonsyndromic hearing loss, Usher syndrome, Pendred syndrome); genomic sequence analysis panel, must include sequencing of at least 60 genes, including CDH23, CLRN1, GJB2, GPR98, MTRNR1, MYO7A, MYO15A, PCDH15, OTOF, SLC26A4, TMC1, TMPRSS3, USH1C, USH1G, USH2A, and WFS1 81231 Hearing loss (eg, nonsyndromic hearing loss, Usher syndrome, Pendred syndrome); duplication/deletion analysis panel, must include copy number analyses for STRC and DFNB1 deletions in GJB2 and GJB6 genes 81435 Hereditary colon cancer syndromes (eg, Lynch syndrome, familial adenomatosis polyposis); genomic sequence analysis panel, must include analysis of at least 7 genes, including APC, CHEK2, MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, MUTYH, and PMS2 81436 Hereditary colon cancer syndromes (eg, Lynch syndrome, familial adenomatosis polyposis); duplication/deletion gene analysis panel, must include analysis of at least 8 genes, including APC, MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, PMS2, EPCAM, CHEK2, and MUTYH 81440 Nuclear encoded mitochondrial genes (eg, neurologic or myopathic phenotypes), genomic sequence panel, must include analysis of at least 100 genes, including BCS1L, C10orf2, COQ2, COX10, DGUOK, MPV17, OPA1, PDSS2, POLG, POLG2, RRM2B, SCO1, SCO2, SLC25A4, SUCLA2, SUCLG1, TAZ, TK2, and TYMP 81445 Targeted genomic sequence analysis panel, solid organ neoplasm, DNA analysis, 5-50 genes (eg, ALK, BRAF, CDKN2A, EGFR, ERBB2, KIT, KRAS, NRAS, MET, PDGFRA, PDGFRB, PGR, PIK3CA, PTEN, RET), interrogation for sequence variants and copy number variants or rearrangements, if performed 81450 Targeted genomic sequence analysis panel, hematolymphoid neoplasm or disorder, DNA and RNA analysis when performed, 5-50 genes (eg, BRAF, CEBPA, DNMT3A, EZH2, FLT3, IDH1, IDH2, JAK2, KRAS, KIT, MLL, NRAS, NPM1, NOTCH1), interrogation for sequence variants, and copy number variants or rearrangements, or isoform expression or mRNA expression levels, if performed 81455 Targeted genomic sequence analysis panel, solid organ or hematolymphoid neoplasm, DNA and RNA analysis when performed, 51 or greater genes (eg, ALK, BRAF, CDKN2A, CEBPA, DNMT3A, EGFR, ERBB2, EZH2, FLT3, IDH1, IDH2, JAK2, KIT, KRAS, MLL, NPM1, NRAS, MET, NOTCH1, PDGFRA, PDGFRB, PGR, PIK3CA, PTEN, RET), interrogation for sequence variants and copy number variants or rearrangements, if performed 81460 Whole mitochondrial genome (eg, Leigh syndrome, mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes [MELAS], myoclonic epilepsy with ragged-red fibers [MERFF],

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neuropathy, ataxia, and retinitis pigmentosa [NARP], Leber hereditary optic neuropathy [LHON]), genomic sequence, must include sequence analysis of entire mitochondrial genome with heteroplasmy detection 81465 Whole mitochondrial genome large deletion analysis panel (eg, Kearns-Sayre syndrome, chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia), including heteroplasmy detection, if performed 81470 X-linked intellectual disability (XLID) (eg, syndromic and non-syndromic XLID); genomic sequence analysis panel, must include sequencing of at least 60 genes, including ARX, ATRX, CDKL5, FGD1, FMR1, HUWE1, IL1RAPL, KDM5C, L1CAM, MECP2, MED12, MID1, OCRL, RPS6KA3, and SLC16A2 81471 X-linked intellectual disability (XLID) (eg, syndromic and non-syndromic XLID); duplication/deletion gene analysis, must include analysis of at least 60 genes, including ARX, ATRX, CDKL5, FGD1, FMR1, HUWE1, IL1RAPL, KDM5C, L1CAM, MECP2, MED12, MID1, OCRL, RPS6KA3, and SLC16A2 81519 Oncology (breast), mRNA, gene expression profiling by real-time RT-PCR of 21 genes, utilizing formalin-fixed paraffin embedded tissue, algorithm reported as recurrence score 87505 Growth stimulation expressed gene 2 (ST2, Interleukin 1 receptor like-1) 83006 Growth stimulation expressed gene 2 (ST2, Interleukin 1 receptor like-1) 87505 Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); gastrointestinal pathogen (eg, Clostridium difficile, E. coli, Salmonella, Shigella, norovirus, Giardia), includes multiplex reverse transcription, when performed, and multiplex amplified probe technique, multiple types or subtypes, 3-5 targets 87506 Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); gastrointestinal pathogen (eg, Clostridium difficile, E. coli, Salmonella, Shigella, norovirus, Giardia), includes multiplex reverse transcription, when performed, and multiplex amplified probe technique, multiple types or subtypes, 6-11 targets 87507 Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); gastrointestinal pathogen (eg, Clostridium difficile, E. coli, Salmonella, Shigella, norovirus, Giardia), includes multiplex reverse transcription, when performed, and multiplex amplified probe technique, multiple types or subtypes, 12-25 targets 87623 Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); Human Papillomavirus (HPV), low-risk types (eg, 6, 11, 42, 43, 44) 87624 Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); Human Papillomavirus (HPV), high-risk types (eg, 16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 56, 58, 59, 68) 87625 Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); Human Papillomavirus (HPV), types 16 and 18 only, includes type 45, if performed

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87806 Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay with direct optical observation; HIV-1 antigen(s), with HIV-1 and HIV-2 antibodies 88341 Immunohistochemistry or immunocytochemistry, per specimen; each additional single antibody stain procedure (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) 88344 Immunohistochemistry or immunocytochemistry, per specimen; each multiplex antibody stain procedure 88364 In situ hybridization (eg, FISH), per specimen; each additional single probe stain procedure (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) 88366 In situ hybridization (eg, FISH), per specimen; each multiplex probe stain procedure 88369 Morphometric analysis, in situ hybridization (quantitative or semi-quantitative), manual, per specimen; each additional single probe stain procedure (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) 88373 Morphometric analysis, in situ hybridization (quantitative or semi-quantitative), using computer-assisted technology, per specimen; each additional single probe stain procedure (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) 88374 Morphometric analysis, in situ hybridization (quantitative or semi-quantitative), using computer-assisted technology, per specimen; each multiplex probe stain procedure 88377 Morphometric analysis, in situ hybridization (quantitative or semi-quantitative), manual, per specimen; each multiplex probe stain procedure 89337 Cryopreservation, mature oocyte(s)

Deleted Pathology & Laboratory CPT Codes 80100 Drug screen, qualitative; multiple drug classes chromatographic method, each procedure To report presumptive and/or definitive drug testing, see 80300, 80301, 80302, 80303, 80304 80101 Drug screen, qualitative; single drug class method (eg, immunoassay, enzyme assay), each drug class To report presumptive and/or definitive drug testing, see 80300, 80301, 80302, 80303, 80304

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80102 Drug confirmation, each procedure To report presumptive and/or definitive drug testing, see 80300, 80301, 80302, 80303, 80304 80103 Tissue preparation for drug analysis To report presumptive and/or definitive drug testing, see 80300, 80301, 80302, 80303, 80304 80104 Drug screen, qualitative; multiple drug classes other than chromatographic method, each procedure To report presumptive and/or definitive drug testing, see 80300, 80301, 80302, 80303, 80304 80152 Amitriptyline To report definitive drug testing for amitryptyline, see 80335, 80336, 80337 80154 Benzodiazepines To report definitive drug testing for benzodiazepines, see 80346, 80347 80160 Desipramine To report definitive drug testing for desipramine, see 80335, 80336, 80337 80166 Doxepin To report definitive drug testing for doxepin, see 80335, 80336, 80337 80172 Gold To report definitive drug testing for gold, use 80375 80174 Imipramine To report testing for imipramine, see 80335, 80336, 80337 80182 Nortriptyline To report definitive drug testing for nortriptyline, see 80335, 80336, 80337 80196 Salicylate To report definitive drug testing for salicylate, see 80329, 80330, 80331 80440 Thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH) stimulation panel; for hyperprolactinemia. This panel must include the following: Prolactin (84146 x 3) For prolactin, use 84146

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82000 Acetaldehyde, blood . 82003 Acetaminophen For acetaminophen, see 80329, 80330, 80331 82055 Alcohol (ethanol); any specimen except breath For alcohol, any specimen except breath, see 80320, 80321, 80322 82101 Alkaloids, urine, quantitative For alkaloids, use 80323 82145 Amphetamine or methamphetamine For amphetamine or methamphetamine, see 80324, 80325, 80326 82205 Barbiturates, not elsewhere specified For barbiturates not elsewhere specified, use 80345 82520 Cocaine or metabolite For cocaine or metabolite, use 80353 82646 Dihydrocodeinone For dihydrocodeinone,use 80361 82649 Dihydromorphinone For opiates, use 80361 82651 Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) For anabolic steroids, see 80327, 80328 82654 Dimethadione For dimethadione, see 80339, 80340, 80341 other codes. 82666 Epiandrosterone For epiandrosterone, see 80327, 80328 82690 Ethchlorvynol

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For ethchlorvynol, ethyl alcohol, use 80320 82742 Flurazepam For flurazepam, see 80346, 80347 82953 Glucose; tolbutamide tolerance test 82975 Glutamine (glutamic acid amide) For glutamine [glutamic acid amide], see 82127, 82128, 82131 82980 Glutethimide 83008 Guanosine monophosphate (GMP), cyclic 83055 Hemoglobin; sulfhemoglobin, qualitative 83071 Hemosiderin; quantitative 83634 Lactose, urine; quantitative 83805 Meprobamate For quantitative testing for meprobamate, see 80369, 80370 83840 Methadone For methadone, use 80358 83858 Methsuximide For methsuximide, see 80339, 80340, 80341 83866 Mucopolysaccharides, acid; screen 83887 Nicotine For nicotine, use 80323 83925 Opiate(s), drug and metabolites, each procedure For opiates, see 80361, 80362, 80363, 80364, or the specific drug [eg, fentanyls, oxycodone] 84022 Phenothiazine For phenothiazine, see 80342, 80343, 80344 84127 Porphyrins, feces; qualitative 87001 Animal inoculation, small animal; with observation

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87620 Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); papillomavirus, human, direct probe technique To report, see 87623, 87624, 87625 87621 Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); papillomavirus, human, amplified probe technique To report, see 87623, 87624,87625 87622 Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); papillomavirus, human, Quantification To report, see 87623, 87624, 87625 88343 Immunohistochemistry or immunocytochemistry, each separately identifiable antibody per block, cytologic preparation, or hematologic smear; each additional separately identifiable antibody per slide (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) For multiplex antibody stain procedure, use 88344 88349 Electron microscopy; scanning To report, use 88348

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80162 Digoxin; total 80164 DipropylaceticValproic acid (valproicdipropylacetic acid); total 80171 Gabapentin, whole blood, serum, or plasma 80299 Quantitation of therapeutic drug, not elsewhere specified 81245 FLT3 (fms-related tyrosine kinase 3) (eg, acute myeloid leukemia), gene analysis, internal tandem duplication (ITD) variants (ie, exons 14, 15); internal tandem duplication (ITD) variants (ie, exons 14, 15) 81402 Molecular pathology procedure, Level 3 (eg, >10 SNPs, 2-10 methylated variants, or 2-10 somatic variants [typically using non-sequencing target variant analysis], immunoglobulin and T-cell receptor

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gene rearrangements, duplication/deletion variants of 1 exon, loss of heterozygosity [LOH], uniparental disomy [UPD])Chromosome 1p-/19q- (eg, glial tumors), deletion analysis 81403 Molecular pathology procedure, Level 4 (eg, analysis of single exon by DNA sequence analysis, analysis of >10 amplicons using multiplex PCR in 2 or more independent reactions, mutation scanning or duplication/deletion variants of 2-5 exons)Human erythrocyte antigen gene analyses (eg, SLC14A1 [Kidd blood group], BCAM [Lutheran blood group], ICAM4 [Landsteiner-Wiener blood group], SLC4A1 [Diego blood group], AQP1 [Colton blood group], ERMAP [Scianna blood group], RHCE ]Rh blood group, CcEe antigens], KEL [Kell blood group], DARC [Duffy blood group], GYPA, GYPB, GYPE [MNS blood group], ART4 [Dombrock blood group]) (eg, sickle-cell disease, thalassemia, hemolytic transfusion reactions, hemolytic disease of the fetus or newborn), common variantsRHD (Rh blood group, D antigen) (eg, hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn, Rh maternal/fetal compatibility), deletion analysis (eg, exons 4, 5, and 7, pseudogene)RHD (Rh blood group, D antigen) (eg, hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn, Rh maternal/fetal compatibility), deletion analysis (eg, exons 4, 5, and 7, pseudogene), performed on cell-free fetal DNA in maternal blood(For human erythrocyte gene analysis of RHD, use a separate unit of 81403) 81404 Molecular pathology procedure, Level 5 (eg, analysis of 2-5 exons by DNA sequence analysis, mutation scanning or duplication/deletion variants of 6-10 exons, or characterization of a dynamic mutation disorder/triplet repeat by Southern blot analysis) MPV17 (MpV17 mitochondrial inner membrane protein) (eg, mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome), duplication/deletion analysisPIK3CA (phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase, catalytic subunit alpha) (eg, colorectal cancer) targeted sequence analysis (eg, exon 9 and 20) 81405 Molecular pathology procedure, Level 6 (eg, analysis of 6-10 exons by DNA sequence analysis, mutation scanning or duplication/deletion variants of 11-25 exons, regionally targeted cytogenomic array analysis)Cytogenomic constitutional targeted microarray analysis of the X chromosome by interrogation of genomic regions for copy number and single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) variants for chromosomal abnormalities(When performing genome-wide cytogenomic constitutional microarray analysis, see 81228, 81229)(Do not report analyte-specific molecular pathology procedures separately when the specific analytes are included as part of the microarray analysis of the X chromosome)(Do not report 88271 when performing cytogenomic microarray analysis)Mitochondrial genome deletions (eg, Kearns-Sayre syndrome [KSS], chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia [CPEO], Pearson syndrome), deletion analysis, and duplication analysis, if performed 82541 Column chromatography/mass spectrometry (eg, GC/MS, or HPLC/MS), non-drug analyte not elsewhere specified; qualitative, single stationary and mobile phase 82542 Column chromatography/mass spectrometry (eg, GC/MS, or HPLC/MS), analyte not elsewhere specified; quantitative, single stationary and mobile phase 82543 Column chromatography/mass spectrometry (eg, GC/MS, or HPLC/MS), analyte not elsewhere specified; stable isotope dilution, single analyte, quantitative, single stationary and mobile phase 82544 Column chromatography/mass spectrometry (eg, GC/MS, or HPLC/MS), analyte not elsewhere specified; stable isotope dilution, multiple analytes, quantitative, single stationary and mobile phase

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84600 Volatiles (eg, acetic anhydride, carbon tetrachloride, dichloroethane, dichloromethane, diethylether, isopropyl alcohol, methanol) 86900 Blood typing, serologic; ABO 86901 Rh (D) 86902 Blood typing; antigen testing of donor blood using reagent serum, each antigen test 86904 Blood typing; antigen screening for compatible unit using patient serum, per unit screened 86905 RBC antigens, other than ABO or Rh (D), each 86906 Rh phenotyping, complete 87501 Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); influenza virus, includes reverse transcription, when performed, and amplified probe technique, each type or subtype 87502 Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); influenza virus, for multiple types or sub-types, includes multiplex reverse transcription and multiplex amplified probe technique, first 2 types or sub-types 87503 Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); influenza virus, for multiple types or sub-types, includes multiplex reverse transcription and multiplex amplified probe technique, each additional influenza virus type or sub-type beyond 2 (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) 87631 Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); respiratory virus (eg, adenovirus, influenza virus, coronavirus, metapneumovirus, parainfluenza virus, respiratory syncytial virus, rhinovirus), includes multiplex reverse transcription, when performed, and multiplex amplified probe technique, multiple types or subtypes, 3-5 targets 87632 Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); respiratory virus (eg, adenovirus, influenza virus, coronavirus, metapneumovirus, parainfluenza virus, respiratory syncytial virus, rhinovirus), includes multiplex reverse transcription, when performed, and multiplex amplified probe technique, multiple types or subtypes, 6-11 targets 87633 Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); respiratory virus (eg, adenovirus, influenza virus, coronavirus, metapneumovirus, parainfluenza virus, respiratory syncytial virus, rhinovirus), includes multiplex reverse transcription, when performed, and multiplex amplified probe technique, multiple types or subtypes, 12-25 targets 88342 Immunohistochemistry or immunocytochemistry, each separately identifiable antibody per block, cytologic preparation, or hematologic smearspecimen; first separately identifiableinitial single antibody per slidestain procedure

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88360 Morphometric analysis, tumor immunohistochemistry (eg, Her-2/neu, estrogen receptor/progesterone receptor), quantitative or semiquantitative, per specimen, each single antibody stain procedure; manual 88361 Morphometric analysis, tumor immunohistochemistry (eg, Her-2/neu, estrogen receptor/progesterone receptor), quantitative or semiquantitative, each antibody; using computer-assisted technology 88365 In situ hybridization (eg, FISH), each probeper specimen; initial single probe stain procedure 88367 Morphometric analysis, in situ hybridization (quantitative or semi-quantitative) each probe, using computer-assisted technology, per specimen; using computer-assisted technologyinitial single probe stain procedure 88368 Morphometric analysis, in situ hybridization (quantitative or semi-quantitative) each probe, manual, per specimen; manualinitial single probe stain procedure