AMA CPT® Assistant - 2005 Issue 9 (September)

Pathology and Laboratory: Chemistry (September 2005)

September 2005 page 9b Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Pathology and Laboratory: Chemistry, 82656 (Q&A) Question What is the appropriate code to report for a noninvasive stool test for the determination of exocrine pancreatic function? Also, is it possible to provide a clinical example of what is entailed in this specific test? AMA Comment Code 82656 was developed for CPT 2005 to report a noninvasive stool test for the determination of exocrine pancreatic function. Code 82656 describes a new analyte using an existing methodology, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The fecal pancreatic elastase-1 (PE1) test uses a monoclonal antibody specific...

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