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AMA CPT® Assistant - 2000 Issue 1 (January)
Organ or Disease Oriented Panel Changes for 2000 (January 2000)
January 2000 pages 7-9
Coding Communications
Organ or Disease Oriented Panel Changes for 2000
There have been several changes to the Organ or Disease Oriented Panels for CPT 2000. In previous editions of CPT, if a test component of an Organ or Disease Oriented panel was changed, the panel code remained the same. In an effort to lessen confusion in the reporting of revised Organ or Disease Oriented panels for CPT 2000, codes 80049 (basic metabolic panel), 80054 (comprehensive metabolic panel), and 80058 (hepatic function panel) were assigned new code numbers 80048, 80053 and 80076, respectively, as their descriptors...
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Article Overview
This CPT coding update explains changes to organ- and disease-oriented laboratory panels for 2000. It covers revised panel code numbers, newly added panels, deleted panels, and related cross-references and reporting notes. The article is useful for coders, lab billing staff, and clinicians who need to understand how the panel structure changed between 1999 and 2000 and what broad categories of laboratory testing were affected.
Why This Topic Matters
These panel revisions affect how routine laboratory work is grouped and reported in CPT. Understanding the changes helps reduce confusion when comparing 1999 and 2000 reporting structures and supports accurate code lookup for panel-based testing.
Article Sections
January 2000 pages 7-9
Introductory coding communications material that summarizes the scope of the CPT 2000 panel updates and the types of laboratory panels affected.
Coding Communications
General coding guidance introducing the panel revisions and the reporting context for the 2000 changes.
Coding Communications Tables
Comparative tables showing 1999 versus 2000 panel structures and associated cross-references across several laboratory panel groupings.
What You Will Learn
How CPT 2000 updated selected organ- and disease-oriented laboratory panels
Which broad categories of panel changes were made for 2000
How the article presents comparison tables for prior and updated panel groupings
Which types of laboratory panels were added or deleted in the update
What supporting reporting notes and cross-references accompanied the revisions
Who Should Read This
Medical coders
Laboratory billing staff
Compliance staff
Clinical laboratory personnel
Physician practice billers
Codes Discussed
CPT: 80049
CPT: 80054
CPT: 80058
CPT: 80048
CPT: 80053
CPT: 80076
CPT: 82310
CPT: 84460
CPT: 82248
CPT: 82247
CPT: 84155
CPT: 80069
CPT: 80059
CPT: 80074
CPT: 80091
CPT: 80092
CPT: 82374
CPT: 82435
CPT: 82565
CPT: 82947
CPT: 84132
CPT: 84295
CPT: 84520
CPT: 82040
CPT: 84075
CPT: 84450
CPT: 84100
CPT: 87340
CPT: 86709
CPT: 86705
CPT: 86706
CPT: 86704
CPT: 86708
CPT: 86803
CPT: 84436
CPT: 84479
CPT: 84443
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