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Effective Date Correction: ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code for BRAF Gene Analysis

December 9, 2019

Effective for dates of service on or after December 1, 2019, ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes C33, C34.00 – C34.92 are reimbursable when submitted with once-in-a-lifetime CPT code 81210: BRAF (B-Raf proto-oncogene, serine/threonine kinase), gene analysis, V600 variant(s).

In a previous Medi-Cal Update, the effective date was incorrectly listed as November 1, 2019.

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