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MolDX: Molecular Diagnostic Tests (MDT) LCD – R7 and R8

February 12, 2019

The following JF Local Coverage Determination (LCD) has been revised under contractor numbers 02102 (AK), 02202 (ID), 02302 (OR), 02402 (WA), 03102 (AZ), 03202 (MT), 03302 (ND), 03402 (SD), 03502 (UT), 03602 (WY).

Medicare Coverage Database (MCD) Number: L36256
LCD Title: MolDX: Molecular Diagnostic Tests (MDT)
Effective Date: January 01, 2019
Summary of Changes: Updates made due to the 2019 Annual HCPCS Code Update

  • Deleted codes: 0001M, 81211, 81213, 81214
  • Added codes to existing ranges: 81163, 81164, 81165, 81166, 81167, 81171, 81172, 81173, 81174, 81177, 81178, 81179, 81180, 81181, 81182, 81183, 81184, 81185, 81186, 81187, 81188, 81189, 81190, 81204, 81233, 81234, 81236, 81237, 81239, 81271, 81274, 81284, 81285, 81286, 81289, 81305 ,81306, 81312, 81320, 81329, 81333, 81336, 81337, 81343, 81344, 81345, 81443, 81518, 81596
  • Codes with descriptor changes: 0006U, 0012M, 0031U, 0032U, 81109, 81162, 81212, 81215, 81216, 81217, 81244, 81287, 81327, 81334

Source: https://med.noridianmedicare.com/web/jfb/article-detail/-/view/10534/moldx-molecular-diagnostic-tests-mdt-lcd-r7-and-r8

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