AMA CPT® Assistant - 2007 Issue 1 (January)

Pathology and Laboratory: Chemistry (January 2007)

January 2007 page 29a Coding Communication:Pathology and Laboratory: Chemistry Question What is the purpose of CPT code 83631, Lactoferrin, fecal; quantitative? AMA Comment Code 83631 was added to describe quantitative determination of lactoferrin in feces, and to distinguish the quantitative test from the qualitative test (86360). Fecal lactoferrin is used to determine the presence of intestinal inflammation and to differentiate inflammatory from non-inflammatory gastrointestinal disease. The quantitative analysis is particularly helpful in monitoring patient response to therapy and predicting inflammatory bowel disease recurrence. Pathology and Laboratory: Chemistry (January 2007). CPT® Assistant. 2007; January 2007 page 29a ...

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