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Get Ready for New Coronavirus Codes

Published on Mon Mar 23, 2020

Question: What are the new CPT® codes for coronavirus testing? Ohio Subscriber Answer: The CPT® Editorial Panel approved 87635 (Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (Coronavirus disease [COVID-19], amplified probe technique) as a new Category I Pathology and Laboratory code for novel coronavirus testing. This code was effective March 13, [...]
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