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CPT 87150 Reimbursement Change

March 5, 2019

Effective February 15, 2019, the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) will only reimburse for CPT 87150 (culture typing; identification by nucleic acid [DNA or RNA] probe, amplified probe technique, per culture or isolate, each organism probed) in the outpatient hospital setting. 

Please note: When this service is performed in the inpatient setting, reimbursement is included in the DRG payment.

Source: https://www.okhca.org/providers.aspx?id=112

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