Tick-Borne Organism Detection by PCR (February 2023)

February 2023 pages 9-11 Tick-Borne Organism Detection by PCR For the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) 2023 code set, four new codes (87468, 87469, 87478, 87484) were established in the Microbiology subsection of the Pathology and Laboratory section to describe the detection of tick-borne infectious agents Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Babesia microti, Borrelia miyamotoi, and Ehrlichia chaffeensis. Because there were no specific codes available to report detection of these infectious agents using nucleic acid (deoxyribonucleic acid [DNA] or ribonucleic acid [RNA]), code 87798, which is a method-specific but otherwise unspecified microbiology procedure, was previously used to report such tests. This article...

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Article Overview

This CPT Assistant article for February 2023 covers new molecular microbiology reporting options added to the 2023 CPT code set for selected tick-borne infectious agents. It is relevant to laboratory coders, pathology and microbiology billing staff, and clinical documentation teams who work with PCR-based infectious disease testing. The article provides a broad overview of the code set changes, related sequencing updates within the code family, and clinical examples with procedural descriptions.

Why This Topic Matters

Accurate reporting of tick-borne organism testing depends on knowing which CPT microbiology codes were added or revised in the 2023 code set. The article helps readers understand the scope of the update and the type of PCR-based testing addressed.

Article Sections

  1. February 2023 pages 9-11

    Introductory publication information and the article’s overall topic within CPT Assistant.

  2. Tick-Borne Organism Detection by PCR

    Overview of the 2023 CPT microbiology update for molecular detection of selected tick-borne infectious agents and the related family re-sequencing context.

  3. Microbiology

    Presentation of the relevant microbiology code family and the associated clinical examples and procedural descriptions tied to PCR-based testing scenarios.

What You Will Learn

  • The scope of the 2023 CPT microbiology update for tick-borne organism detection
  • How the article frames PCR-based molecular testing in the laboratory setting
  • Which code family changes are discussed in relation to the new reporting options
  • How the article organizes clinical examples and procedural descriptions for these tests

Who Should Read This

  • Medical coders
  • Pathology and laboratory billing staff
  • Microbiology laboratory professionals
  • Clinical documentation specialists

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