Quantitative Drug Tests Requiring Justification
April 22, 2013The following CPT codes are reimbursable only with documentation justifying quantitative determination of drug level rather than qualitative determination (screening).
|
CPT code |
Description |
|
82101 |
Alkaloids, urine, quantitative |
|
82145 |
Amphetamine or methamphetamine |
|
82205 |
Barbiturates, not elsewhere specified |
|
82649 |
Dihydromorphinone |
|
83840 |
Methadone |
|
83925 |
Opiate(s), drug and metabolites, each procedure |
|
83992 |
Phencyclidine (PCP) |
Source: General Medicine | April 2013 | Bulletin 466