AMA CPT® Assistant - 2019 Issue 5 (May)
Updates to Molecular Pathology Codes for BRCA1, BRCA2 (May 2019)
May 2019 pages 5-6 Updates to Molecular Pathology Codes for BRCA1, BRCA2 Significant changes were made in the Molecular Pathology subsection of the 2019 Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set. These changes were made to improve and update the coding structure, as well as to reflect changing landscapes in clinical practice and improvements to diagnostic laboratory services. This article discusses the comprehensive changes made to the codes for reporting tests for breast cancer susceptibility genes 1 and 2 (BRCA1, BRCA2). Molecular Pathology #81162BRCA1 (BRCA1, DNA repair associated), BRCA2 (BRCA2, DNA repair associated) (eg, hereditary breast and ovarian cancer)...
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