CPT Knowledgebase - Dec 6, 2016

When performing an amplified probe test that detects respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) subtypes A and B and reports a single result (positive or negative), is code 87801 (Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA), multiple organisms; amplified probe(s) technique) the appropriate code to report? Or should code 87798 (Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA), not otherwise specified; amplified probe technique, each organism) be reported?

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