Laboratory National Coverage Determination – Update
March 1, 2004CMS published their April update for NCDs. The only lab procedure updated is the Serum Iron Studies, CPT codes:
- 82728 Ferritin
- 83540 Iron
- 83550 IBC
- 84466 Transferin
The following diagnosis codes are added to the list of ICD-9 codes covered by Medicare:
- 403.01 Hypertensive renal disease, malignant, with renal failure
- 403.11 Hypertensive renal disease, benign, with renal failure
- 403.91 Hypertensive renal disease, unspecified, with renal failure
- 404.02 Hypertensive heart and renal disease, malignant, with renal failure
- 404.03 Hypertensive heart and renal disease, malignant, with heart and renal failure
- 404.12 Hypertensive heart and renal disease, benign, with renal failure
- 404.13 Hypertensive heart and renal disease, benign, with heart and renal failure
- 404.92 Hypertensive heart and renal disease, unspecified, with renal failure
- 404.93 Hypertensive heart and renal disease, unspecified, with heart and renal failure