BC Advantage - 2022 Issue 9

Orthopoxvirus and Monkeypox Coding and Guidance

New Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) codes have been created that streamline the reporting of orthopoxvirus and monkeypox testing and immunizations currently available on the United States market.Category I and Pathology and Laboratory/MicrobiologyThe CPT Editorial Panel has approved the addition of code 87593 to report orthopoxvirus detection by nucleic acid using amplified probe technique.87593: Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); orthopoxvirus (e.g., monkeypox virus, cowpox virus, vaccinia virus), amplified probe technique, each.Unique CPT Codes Approved for Smallpox and Monkeypox ImmunizationsThe CPT Editorial Panel has approved the addition of code 90622 to identify...

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