Frequency Limit Update for Laboratory Codes
September 6, 2018Effective for dates of service on or after September 1, 2018, the following CPT-4 laboratory codes have updated frequency limits:
|
CPT-4 Code |
Description |
Frequency Limit |
|
87491 |
Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); Chlamydia trachomatis, amplified probe technique |
3 units/day |
|
87591 |
Neisseria gonorrhoeae, amplified probe technique |
3 units/day |
|
87798 |
not otherwise specified; amplified probe technique, each organism |
13 units/day |
|
87801 |
multiple organisms; amplified probe(s) technique |
3 units/day |