AMA CPT® Assistant - 1998 Issue 10 (October)

New Codes to Report Reproductive Medicine (October 1998)

October 1998 pages 1-4 New Codes to Report Reproductive Medicine Several new codes were added to CPT 1998 to describe reproductive medicine services. These codes are used to report the laboratory services provided in an embryology, reproductive biology, tissue culture, andrology, sperm banking or obstetric and gynecology environment. Prior to CPT 1998, there were no specific codes to describe these services. The purpose of this article is to take a closer look at the procedures these new codes describe and the intended use of the codes. Culture and Fertilization 89250Culture and fertilization of oocyte(s); 89251Culture and fertilization of oocyte(s)...

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