AMA CPT® Assistant - 2013 Issue 6 (June)
Pathology and Laboratory (Q&A) (June 2013)
June 2013 page 14b Pathology and Laboratory Question: When performing an amplified DNA probe test for both GC and Chlamydia on the same specimen at the same time, is code 87801 the correct code to report? Or should codes 87491 and 87591 both be reported? Answer: The reporting of codes 87491, 87591, and 87801 will depend on how the results of the combination analysis are reported. If the test results differentiate between Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae, then it would be appropriate to report codes 87491, Chlamydia trachomatis, amplified probe technique, for the Hybrid capture Chlamydia trachomatis test and...
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