AMA CPT® Assistant - 2018 Issue 8 (August)
New Multianalyte Assays with Algorithmic Analyses Codes for Prostate Oncology (August 2018)
August 2018 page 8 New Multianalyte Assays with Algorithmic Analyses Codes for Prostate Oncology Two new Category I codes (81541, 81551) were added to the Pathology and Laboratory/Multianalyte Assays with Algorithmic Analyses (MAAA) subsection of the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) 2018 code set. These codes describe the molecular diagnostic analysis of genes expressed in patients with early stage prostate cancer to calculate a mortality risk score (81541) and the early detection of prostate cancer, while also addressing previously false negative biopsy concerns (81551). Both codes were added to the Category I MAAAs in Appendix O, which also includes...
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