CPT 99339 & 99340 (DELETED) | Domiciliary, Rest Or Home Care Oversight Services

CPT 88363 describes the process in which a pathologist conducts a procedure to carefully examine and choose previously diagnosed or archived tissue samples for molecular analysis. Official Description The CPT book defines CPT code 88363 as: “Examination and selection of retrieved archival (ie, previously diagnosed) tissue(s) for molecular analysis (eg, KRAS mutational analysis)”. Clinical Information…

CPT 20500 describes the administration of a therapeutic agent, such as an antibiotic, through injection into a sinus tract that connects an abscess in the body to the skin, with the possibility of using imaging guidance to visualize the procedure. Official Description The CPT book defines CPT code 20500 as: “Injection of sinus tract; therapeutic…

CPT 0327U describes a unique lab test, only applicable to Vasistera™ from Natera, Inc., which uses cell-free DNA from a maternal plasma specimen to analyze select DNA sequences on an automated platform and calculate the likelihood of fetal aneuploidy, such as Down syndrome, Edwards syndrome, and Patau syndrome, making it a noninvasive prenatal test (NIPT)…

CPT 15830 describes the surgical removal of surplus skin and underlying subcutaneous tissue from the abdominal area. Official Description The CPT book defines CPT code 15830 as: “Excision, excessive skin and subcutaneous tissue (includes lipectomy); abdomen, infraumbilical panniculectomy”. Billing Guidelines Do not code 15830 for the same wound as 12031-12037, 13100-13102, 14000, 14001, or 14302….

CPT 53260 describes the excision or destruction of a polyp in the urethra through the use of electric current or surgical removal, with the aim of improving urination and alleviating pain in both male and female patients. Official Description The CPT book defines CPT code 53260 as: “Excision or fulguration; urethral polyp(s), distal urethra”. Billing…