CPT 2011 Preview:
Get Ready for Drug Test Changes -- Again
Published on Fri Jul 09, 2010
Don't let proposed CPT and 'G' codes confuse you.With two new codes proposed for urine drug testing in 2011 -- hot on the heels of new drug codes and mid-year policy changes in 2010 -- you might need some help sorting it all out. Read on to get a preview of the 2011 codes and a rundown of how current policy meshes with your lab's drug screen test method.2011 Codes Close LoopholesAt its annual clinical laboratory public meeting on July 22, CMS provided a sneak peak at new lab test codes for CY 2011. You'll need to be familiar with the following two new codes for drug testing next year (X represents unassigned digits in these preliminary code numbers.):801XX -- Drug screen, qualitative; multiple drug classes other than chromatographic method, each procedureGXXX1 -- Drug screen, other than chromatographic; any number of drug classes, per specimen.With identical definitions, new code 801XX will replace G0430 (Drug [...]