AMA CPT® Assistant - 2015 Issue 6 (June)
Pathology and Laboratory: Microbiology (Q&A) (June 2015)
June 2015 page 10d Pathology and Laboratory: Microbiology Question: May code 87625, Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); Human Papillomavirus (HPV), types 16 and 18 only, includes type 45, if performed, be reported more than once? Answer: No, code 87625 is reported only once when testing for type 16 and 18, even if type 45 is tested as well. Multiple units of code 87625 would only be reported if testing on a separate or subsequent specimen is required. Pathology and Laboratory: Microbiology (Q&A) (June 2015). CPT® Assistant. 2015; June 2015 page 10d ...
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