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Regional Medical Laboratory 4142 South Mingo Road Tulsa, OK. 74146-3632 MEMORANDUM TO: RML Clients FROM: Carol Ghere, MT (ASCP) SI, Compliance Officer DATE: January 2, 2015 SUBJECT: 2015 CPT4 Code Changes from American Medical Association (AMA) 2015 CPT4 Code Changes from AMA The American Medical Association (AMA) CPT code changes for 2015 will become effective on January 1, 2015. CPT4 codes for both presumptive and definitive drug classes have been changed in 2015. Presumptive codes have been grouped into two drug classes, and for the most part drug screening, which billed multiples of 80101 per drug, are being replaced by a single code for any quantity. The definitive drug codes also have new CPT codes. Medicare is choosing not to honor the new drug CPT codes and instead has published a list of G codes to be used. There are specific G codes for each definitive drug. A single code, G6058, is the code to be used for confirmation testing for all definitive drugs. HPV testing has new codes and there have been some revisions for microbiology PCR testing. Anatomic pathology has some unique code changes for 2015 related to immunohistochemical stains and FISH testing. The first stain will be billed with the current CPT code, but there are new codes for additional stains on the same specimen. Prostate biopsies consisting of multiple specimens must be billed to Medicare with a G0416. Gross and microscopic exam for prostate needle biopsies, any method or any number of specimens, will bill the G0416. G0417 through G0419 have been deleted. In 2014, G0416 only applied to biopsies with greater than 10 specimens. Other payers will continue to be billed an 88305 for each biopsy submitted. A complete list of RML procedures that have new, deleted, or revised AMA CPT codes for 2015 can be found on our website at www.rmlonline.com and clicking on the billing section at the top of the page. The listing includes the test code, test name, CPT from 2014 and the new 2015 CPT code. We are also listing the new G codes supplied by Medicare. For anatomic pathology, we have provided a more detailed explanation of the new codes for stains. The listed CPT codes reflect RML’s interpretation of CPT coding requirements. We recommend that you confirm the correct CPT’s to use for billing. These suggested code changes are being made based on review of the AMA and Medicare guidelines. We will publish any new or updated information as soon as it is made available from any regulatory body or reference laboratory. Should you have any other questions or need additional information, please contact [email protected]. 2015 CPT codes changes Listed in order of RML Test Code Numbers Current Test 1516350 1516355 2008650 2025650 2938975 3602125 3608250 3608350 3609000 3609075 3611375 3611975 3622403 3622405 3632070 3650775 3651550 3653530 3653600 3653650 3656525 3661000 3801000 4000050 4000800 4000800 4000805 4001400 4001540 4003300 4004525 4004550 4006150 4006450 4006900 4007500 4007800 4013050 4013100 4030005 4032025 4066250 4066450 4300050 4300075 4300075 4300080 4301000 4301050 4301100 4301150 4301210 4301300 4301350 2014 Code 87621 87621 84022 82542 80100 83925 82205 83925 82205 82651 80154 80154 81479 81479 80100 x 12 80101 82205 82205 82205 82205 80164 80100 83840 82003 80320 82055 80100 80100 80154 82205 82646 80196 80182 80166 80102 83858 83925 80154 80100 80101 X 8 80101 80101 x 5 80101 x 10 80101 x 6 80101 x 5 80201 x 5 82520 80101 80101 80101 80101 80101 80101 80101 Test Name HPV 16/18 HPV 16RFLX THORAZINE PREGRABAL S ETH U BILL FENTANYL U BUTALBITAL MORPHINE SECOBARB DIHYDTEST DIAZEPAM LORAZEPAM MATERNT21 MATERNT21P DIURET S U - URINE SCREEN METHADO UR PENTOBARB BARB QN AMOBARB BUTABARB VALPR FREE OPIATE SC METHADO QN ACETAMIN ALCOHOL ALCOHOL DRUG C ETH - CORD ETOH METABOLITE ETH/SB CLONAZEPA PHENOBARB HYDROCOD S SALICYLATE NORTRIPTL DOXEPIN GC ETH U METHSUXMD OXYCODON S FLUNTR SCR FLUNTR URI PAIN MGMT DRUG PANEL SYNTHETIC CANNABINOID UR SCR DRUG F SCR DRUG F S10 DRUG B SCR ER DRUG B ER DRUG B COCAINE SC ACETAMIN U AMPHET U BARB U BENZO U ETH U DET OPIATES U PCP U 2015 Code 87625 87624 80342 80366 80301 80354 80345 80361 80345 80327 80346 80346 81420 81420 83788 80301 80345 80345X6 80345 80345 80165 80301 80358 80329 80320 80320 80301 80320 80346 80345 80361 80329 80335 80335 80301 80339 80361 80346 80346 80301 80351 80301 80301 80301 80301 80301 80353 80302 80301 80301 80301 80301 80301 80301 Regional Medical Laboratory 4142 South Mingo Road Tulsa, OK. 74146-3632 G Codes N/A N/A G6057 82542 G0431 G6056 G6043 G6056 G6043 G6047 G6031 G6031 N/A N/A N/A G0431 G6043 G6043X6 G6043 G6043 N/A G0431 G6053 G6039 G6040 G6040 G0431 G6040 G6031 G6043 G6045 G6038 G6037 G6034 G0431 G6054 G6056 G6031 G6031 G0431 83788 G0431 G0431 G0431 G0431 G0431 G6044 G0431 G0431 G0431 G0431 G0431 G0431 G0431 2015 CPT codes changes Listed in order of RML Test Code Numbers Current Test 4301395 4301500 4301525 4301600 4301775 4301800 4301875 4302025 4302050 4302350 4302400 4302455 4304800 4304825 4305025 4305250 4305500 4305525 4305700 4307075 4308700 4310150 4311685 4312125 4312325 4312550 4313525 4313600 4313625 4313675 4313800 4313850 4313900 4314650 4315100 4315650 4315685 4316150 4316335 4316400 4316550 4317875 4318525 4325300 4325400 4325403 4325425 4325575 4325600 4325625 4325653 4325675 4325700 4325750 2014 Code 80101 80101 80101 80101 80101 80101 80101 80101 80101 80160 80174 80152 80104 80104 80102 80100 82145 82145 83925 80101 x 9 80101 X 11 82520 82145 80154 83887 83887 80101 X 10 80101 80101 X 12 80101 X 5 80101 80101 80101 80101 83925 80101 80101 80102 80102 80102 80102 80102 83925 80101 x 10 80101 X 9 80101 X 11 80104 82003 82055 82145 83805 80154 83925 83805 Test Name OPI 300 UR PROPOXY U PROPOXY UR THC U TRICYCL SC BENZ SC ETHANOL SC SALIC SC ACETAM SC DESIPRAMI IMIPRAMIN AMITRIPTL DRUG ABUSE DRUG ABUS2 THC GC/MS UNK SUBPNL AMPHET QNT METHAM QNT OPI-FR QT DRUG BRMLK UR DRG SC COCAI QNU AMPH/METAM BENZO QN S NICOTINE U NICOT QN S UDS INFANT AMPHET UR UDS CLIN UDS CLIN-5 PCP UR COCAINE UR THC UR ETHANOL SC MEPERI QN OXYCODON BUPRENO UR BARB CONF BENZ CONF GC PROPOX GC METHD GC PCP OPIATE GCU MEDTOX 4055 MECONIUM X9 (BO) PACIFIC TOX HIGH COMPLEXITY PACIFIC TOX PAIN BLOOD PANEL PACIFIC TOX MODERATE COMPEXITY ACETAMINOPHEN CONFIRMATION XPT ETOH ALCOHOL QUANT AMPHETAMINES QUANT XPTB CARIS (CARISOPRODOL) BENZODIAZEPINE QUANT BUPRENORPHINE QUANT CARISOPRODOL QUANT (MEPROBAMATE) 2015 Code 80301 80301 80301 80302 80301 80301 80301 80302 80302 80335 80335 80335 80030 80030 80302 80301 80324 80324 80361 80301 80301 80353 80324 80346 80323 80323 80301 80301 80301 80301 80301 80301 80302 80301 80362 80301 80301 80301 80301 80301 80301 80301 80361; 80365 80301 80301 80301 80030 80329 80320 80324 80369 80346 80361 80369 Regional Medical Laboratory 4142 South Mingo Road Tulsa, OK. 74146-3632 G Codes G0431 G0431 G0431 G0431 G0431 G0431 G0431 G0431 G0431 G6032 G6036 G6030 G0434 G0434 G0431 G0431 G6042 G6042 G6056 G0431 G0431 G6044 G6042 G6031 G6055 G6055 G0431 G0431 G0431 G0431 G0431 G0431 G0431 G0431 G6056 G0431 G0431 G6058 G6058 G0431 G0431 G0431 G6056X2 G0431 G0431 G0431 G0434 G6058 G6058 G6058 G6058 G6058 G6058 G6058 2015 CPT codes changes Listed in order of RML Test Code Numbers Current Test 4325775 4325777 4325789 4325800 4325825 4325875 4325900 4325950 4325975 4326025 4326050 4326250 4326275 4326300 4505400 5522575 5522725 5565570 5565580 8002561 8002563 2025650 2014 Code 82520 80101 83925 83925 83925 83925 83840 82646;82649 83925 83925 83925 83887 83925 80101 X 9 80101 X 10 87621 87621 87798 88798 82145 80154 82542 Test Name COCAINE QUANT XPTB ALPRZ ALPRAZOLAM SERUM/PLASMA XPT HEROIN (6MAM) QUANT FENTANYL, URINE QUANT KETAMINE QUANT CONFIRMATION MEPERIDINE, QUANT METHADONE, QUANT XPT OPIATE OXYCODONE, URINE QUANT PROPOXYPHENE QUANT TRAMADOL QUANT XPT NICO XPT TAPENT PTOX PAIN2 UDS INDUST 10 PANEL HPVPAPHI HPV ONLY FLU A PCR FLU B PCR PM AMPHETAMINES CONFIRM BILL PM BENZODIAZEPINES CONFRM PREGRABAL S 2015 Code 80353 80301 80361 80354 80361 80362 80358 80361 80365 80367 80373 80323 80361 80301 80301 87624 87624 87801 87801 80324 80346 80366 Regional Medical Laboratory 4142 South Mingo Road Tulsa, OK. 74146-3632 G Codes G6058 G6058 G6058 G6058 G6058 G6058 G6058 G6058X2 G6058 G6058 G6056 G6058 G6058 G0431 G0431 N/A N/A N/A N/A G6058 G6058 82542 2015 CPT codes changes Listed in order of 2014 CPT code Current Test 2938975 3661000 4000805 4001400 4013100 4305250 3650775 4032025 4301000 4301050 4301100 4301150 4301210 4301300 4301350 4301395 4301500 4301525 4301600 4301775 4301800 4301875 4302025 4302050 4313600 4313800 4313850 4313900 4314650 4315650 4315685 4325777 3632070 4325400 4066450 4313525 4325300 4505400 4308700 4325403 4313625 4066250 4300075 4313675 4300050 4030005 4307075 4326300 4300075 4006900 4305025 4316150 4316335 4316400 2014 Code 80100 80100 80100 80100 80100 80100 80101 80101 80101 80101 80101 80101 80101 80101 80101 80101 80101 80101 80101 80101 80101 80101 80101 80101 80101 80101 80101 80101 80101 80101 80101 80101 80100 x 12 80101 X 9 80101 x 10 80101 X 10 80101 x 10 80101 X 10 80101 X 11 80101 X 11 80101 X 12 80101 x 5 80101 x 5 80101 X 5 80101 x 6 80101 X 8 80101 x 9 80101 X 9 80201 x 5 80102 80102 80102 80102 80102 Test Name ETH U BILL OPIATE SC DRUG C ETH - CORD ETOH METABOLITE ETH/SB FLUNTR URI UNK SUBPNL METHADO UR SYNTHETIC CANNABINOID UR SCR ACETAMIN U AMPHET U BARB U BENZO U ETH U DET OPIATES U PCP U OPI 300 UR PROPOXY U PROPOXY UR THC U TRICYCL SC BENZ SC ETHANOL SC SALIC SC ACETAM SC AMPHET UR PCP UR COCAINE UR THC UR ETHANOL SC OXYCODON BUPRENO UR XPTB ALPRZ ALPRAZOLAM SERUM/PLAS DIURET S U - URINE SCREEN PACIFIC TOX HIGH COMPLEXITY DRUG F S10 UDS INFANT MEDTOX 4055 MECONIUM X9 (BO) UDS INDUST 10 PANEL UR DRG SC PACIFIC TOX PAIN BLOOD PANEL UDS CLIN DRUG F SCR ER DRUG B UDS CLIN-5 DRUG B SCR PAIN MGMT DRUG PANEL DRUG BRMLK PTOX PAIN2 ER DRUG B GC ETH U THC GC/MS BARB CONF BENZ CONF GC PROPOX 2015 Code 80301 80301 80301 80320 80346 80301 80301 80351 80302 80301 80301 80301 80301 80301 80301 80301 80301 80301 80302 80301 80301 80301 80302 80302 80301 80301 80301 80302 80301 80301 80301 80301 83788 80301 80301 80301 80301 80301 80301 80301 80301 80301 80301 80301 80301 80301 80301 80301 80301 80301 80302 80301 80301 80301 Regional Medical Laboratory 4142 South Mingo Road Tulsa, OK. 74146-3632 G Codes G0431 G0431 G0431 G6040 G6031 G0431 G0431 83788 G0431 G0431 G0431 G0431 G0431 G0431 G0431 G0431 G0431 G0431 G0431 G0431 G0431 G0431 G0431 G0431 G0431 G0431 G0431 G0431 G0431 G0431 G0431 G6058 N/A G0431 G0431 G0431 G0431 G0431 G0431 G0431 G0431 G0431 G0431 G0431 G0431 G0431 G0431 G0431 G0431 G0431 G0431 G6058 G6058 G0431 2015 CPT codes changes Listed in order of 2014 CPT code Current Test 4316550 4317875 4304800 4304825 4325425 4302455 3611375 3611975 4001540 4013050 4312125 4325675 8002563 4302350 3656525 4006450 4302400 4006150 4004550 4000800 3622403 3622405 4000050 4325575 4000800 4325600 4305500 4305525 4311685 4325625 8002561 3608250 3609000 3651550 3653530 3653600 3653650 4003300 4300080 4310150 4325775 2025650 4004525 4325950 3609075 4325653 4325750 3801000 4325900 4007500 4312325 4312550 4326250 3602125 2014 Code 80102 80102 80104 80104 80104 80152 80154 80154 80154 80154 80154 80154 80154 80160 80164 80166 80174 80182 80196 80320 81479 81479 82003 82003 82055 82055 82145 82145 82145 82145 82145 82205 82205 82205 82205 82205 82205 82205 82520 82520 82520 82542 82646 82646;82649 82651 83805 83805 83840 83840 83858 83887 83887 83887 83925 Test Name GC METHD GC PCP DRUG ABUSE DRUG ABUS2 PACIFIC TOX MODERATE COMPEXITY AMITRIPTL DIAZEPAM LORAZEPAM CLONAZEPA FLUNTR SCR BENZO QN S BENZODIAZEPINE QUANT BILL PM BENZODIAZEPINES CONFRM DESIPRAMI VALPR FREE DOXEPIN IMIPRAMIN NORTRIPTL SALICYLATE ALCOHOL MATERNT21 MATERNT21P ACETAMIN ACETAMINOPHEN CONFIRMATION ALCOHOL XPT ETOH ALCOHOL QUANT AMPHET QNT METHAM QNT AMPH/METAM AMPHETAMINES QUANT PM AMPHETAMINES CONFIRM BUTALBITAL SECOBARB PENTOBARB BARB QN AMOBARB BUTABARB PHENOBARB COCAINE SC COCAI QNU COCAINE QUANT PREGRABAL S HYDROCOD S XPT OPIATE DIHYDTEST XPTB CARIS (CARISOPRODOL) CARISOPRODOL QUANT (MEPROBAMAT METHADO QN METHADONE, QUANT METHSUXMD NICOTINE U NICOT QN S XPT NICO FENTANYL U 2015 Code 80301 80301 80030 80030 80030 80335 80346 80346 80346 80346 80346 80346 80346 80335 80165 80335 80335 80335 80329 80320 81420 81420 80329 80329 80320 80320 80324 80324 80324 80324 80324 80345 80345 80345 80345X6 80345 80345 80345 80353 80353 80353 80366 80361 80361 80327 80369 80369 80358 80358 80339 80323 80323 80323 80354 Regional Medical Laboratory 4142 South Mingo Road Tulsa, OK. 74146-3632 G Codes G0431 G0431 G0434 G0434 G0434 G6030 G6031 G6031 G6031 G6031 G6031 G6058 G6058 G6032 N/A G6034 G6036 G6037 G6038 G6040 N/A N/A G6039 G6058 G6040 G6058 G6042 G6042 G6042 G6058 G6058 G6043 G6043 G6043 G6043X6 G6043 G6043 G6043 G6044 G6044 G6058 82542 G6045 G6058X2 G6047 G6058 G6058 G6053 G6058 G6054 G6055 G6055 G6058 G6056 2015 CPT codes changes Listed in order of 2014 CPT code Current Test 3608350 4007800 4305700 4315100 4318525 4325700 4325789 4325800 4325825 4325875 4325975 4326025 4326050 4326275 2008650 1516350 1516355 5522575 5522725 5565570 5565580 2014 Code 83925 83925 83925 83925 83925 83925 83925 83925 83925 83925 83925 83925 83925 83925 84022 87621 87621 87621 87621 87798 88798 Test Name MORPHINE OXYCODON S OPI-FR QT MEPERI QN OPIATE GCU BUPRENORPHINE QUANT XPT HEROIN (6MAM) QUANT FENTANYL, URINE QUANT KETAMINE QUANT CONFIRMATION MEPERIDINE, QUANT OXYCODONE, URINE QUANT PROPOXYPHENE QUANT TRAMADOL QUANT XPT TAPENT THORAZINE HPV 16/18 HPV 16RFLX HPVPAPHI HPV ONLY FLU A PCR FLU B PCR 2015 Code 80361 80361 80361 80362 80361; 80365 80361 80361 80354 80361 80362 80365 80367 80373 80361 80342 87625 87624 87624 87624 87801 87801 Regional Medical Laboratory 4142 South Mingo Road Tulsa, OK. 74146-3632 G Codes G6056 G6056 G6056 G6056 G6056X2 G6058 G6058 G6058 G6058 G6058 G6058 G6058 G6056 G6058 G6057 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Regional Medical Laboratory 4142 South Mingo Road Tulsa, OK. 74146-3632 Tests with Deleted Codes Current Test 2014 Code Test Name 2015 Code G Codes 4300175 80101 x 5; 80320 80201 x 5 80320 DRUG B ER 80301; 80320 G0431;G6040 ER DRUG B ALCOHOL 80301 80320 G0431 G6040 80301; 80300 G0431; G0434 80301 80030 G0431 G0434 80301, 84311 G0431 84311 80301 84311 G0431 84311 4300075 4000800 4325375 4325400 4325425 4030010 4030005 4030030 80101 X 9; 80104 80101 X 9 80104 PACIFIC TOX PAIN3 PANEL PACIFIC TOX HIGH COMPLEXITY PACIFIC TOX MODERATE COMPEXITY 80101X8; PAIN MGMT DRUG PANEL 1 82570; 83986; 84311 80101 X 8 PAIN MGMT DRUG PANEL 84311 PM OXIDANT 4014050 80101 X 11; UDS MED PR 82570; 83896 80301 G0431 4032005 80152; 80182 PAIN MGMT TRYCYCLIC CONFIRM 80335 G6058x2 4326075 80152;80160; TRICYCLICS QUANT (5) 80166;80174; 80182 80336 G6805X5 4325787 80196;83789 80196 83789 80329;83789 80329 83789 G60038;83789 G6038 83789 4325650 82205; 80184 BARBITURATES QUANT 80184 XPT PHENOBAR 82205 XPT PENTOB ETAL 80184;80345 80184 80345 80184;G6058 80185 G6058 5568555 87631x2; 87798x2 XPT NSAID-NSAID QUANT (2) XPT NSAID SALICYLATE XPT NSAID ANALYTE UNSPECIFIED VRESP PCR 87632 N/A Note No longer billing PH 83896 or Creat 82570 with panels No longer billing PH 83896 or Creat 82570 with panels 80336 = 3-5 Tricyclics Regional Medical Laboratory 4142 South Mingo Road Tulsa, OK. 74146-3632 Anatomic Pathology New Codes Related Primary Code 1st Stain Each additional Stain New RML Procedure Code in Bold 8088725 8088344 Technical Component Multiplex Stain 8188344 8088345 88344TC Technical Component 8388344 88365 1st Stain 8088526 Each additional Stain 8088524 Technical Component Multiplex Stain 8088527 8088528 88366TC Technical Component 8088529 88368 88369 1st Stain Each additional Stain 8023445 8088531 Technical Component 8088532 Multiplex Stain 8088533 Technical Component 8088534 Surgical Pathology 88342 Immunohistochemistry or immunocytochemistry, per specimen; each 88341 additional single antibody stain procedure (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) 88341TC 88344 88364 88364TC 88366 Immunohistochemistry or immunocytochemistry, per specimen; each multiplex antibody stain procedure In situ hybridization (eg, FISH), per specimen; each additional single probe stain procedure (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) In situ hybridization (eg, FISH), per specimen; each multiplex probe stain procedure Morphometric analysis, in situ hybridization (quantitative or semiquantitative), manual, per specimen; each additional single probe stain procedure (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure) 88369TC 88377 Morphometric analysis, in situ hybridization (quantitative or semiquantitative), manual, per specimen; each multiplex probe stain procedure 88377TC Prostate Biopsies for Medicare G0416 – Surgical pathology; gross and microscopic exam for prostate needle biopsies, any method, any number of specimens. Non Mecicare Continue to Bill 88305 per biopsy.