CPT 2013 Errata Posted by AMA

The AMA has posted the corrections document which includes code and guideline updates that were approved too late to be included in the 2013 CPT book, as well as additional clarifications, and simple corrections to typographical errors. New material is added to the document throughout the year.

Pathology and Laboratory Tier 2 Molecular Pathology Procedures

• Revise 81401 to include the following missing analyte:

                  EWSR1/WT1 (t(11;22)) (eg, Ewing sarcoma/peripheral neuroectodermal tumor), translocation analysis, qualitative, and quantitative, if performed

• Revise the analyte following 81402 by removing “[TCD@]” and replacing it with “[TRD@]”.

TCD@ TRD@ (T cell antigen receptor, delta) (eg, leukemia and lymphoma), gene rearrangement analysis, evaluation to detect abnormal clonal population

• Add multianalyte assay reference codes 81508 and 81599 to the Appendix O table.