On January 21 2021, President Biden’s administration set new measures to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. Part of the new policies include working to expand testing capacities in laboratories and to expand the supply of tests. A new Pandemic Testing Board will support and oversee these policies.
You can read more about the Executive Order here.
With potentially more tests to be billed, here’s a reminder of some Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) and Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes used for COVID-19 testing.
CPT Code 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
CPT Code 86769 – Antibody; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (Coronavirus disease [COVID-19])
HCPCS Code U0001 – CDC 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Real-Time RT-PCR Diagnostic Panel
HCPCS Code U0003 – 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, making use of high throughput technologies as described by CMS-2020-01-R
HCPCS Code U0005 – 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, CDC or non-CDC, making use of high throughput technologies, completed within
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