AMA CPT® Assistant - 2004 Issue 4 (April)
Anatomic Pathology (April 2004)
April 2004 page 15 Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Pathology, 87904 (Q&A) Question What is the intended use of code 87904? AMA Comment Code 87904, Infectious agent phenotype analysis by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) with drug resistance tissue culture analysis, HIV 1; each additional 1 through 5 drugs tested (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure), is intended to be reported for each additional one through five drugs with one unit of this code. For example, if 15 drugs are tested, then code 87904 should be reported once in addition to code 87903, Infectious agent phenotype...
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