Colorectal cancer test

Cologuard will be a covered service beginning September 1, 2016. Use code 81528, gene analysis (colorectal cancer) when submitting claims for this test. Do not report 81528 in conjunction with 81275 (kras gene) or 82274 (assay test for blood, fecal). Patients must be 50 years old or older for the Cologuard test.