AMA CPT® Assistant - 2020 Issue 4 (April)

Coding Update: Reporting UGT1A1 Gene Analysis (April 2020)

April 2020 page 9 Coding Update: Reporting UGT1A1 Gene Analysis Several revisions were made in the Genomic Sequencing Procedures subsection within the Pathology and Laboratory section of the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) 2020 code set. These changes reflect the dynamic nature of the advances made in genetic analyses and are intended to add greater specificity to the genetic tests available within the gene-specific and genomic Tier 1 and Tier 2 molecular pathology procedures. This coding update provides information about these revisions. Tier 1 Molecular Pathology Procedures  81350UGT1A1 (UDP glucuronosyltransferase 1 family, polypeptide A1) (eg, drug metabolism, hereditary unconjugated...

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