Data Updated for Q4 2018
CPT Code: 87799
Description: Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA), not otherwise specified; quantification, each organism
Status Code
X
Statutory Exclusion. These codes represent an item or service that is not in the statutory definition of “physician services” for fee schedule payment purposes. No RVUS or payment amounts are shown for these codes,
Global Days
XXX
The global concept does not apply to the code.
Medicare RUVs and Fees
Work RVU – 0.00
Malpractice RVU – 0.00
Facility RVU – 0.00
Non-Facility RVU – 0.00
Facility Total RVU – 0.00
Non-Facility Total RVU – 0.00
Medicare National Facility Total Payment – $0
Medicare National Non-Facility Total Payment – $0
Bundling Information
Includes
80500, 80502, 81400, 81401, 81402, 81403, 81404, 81405, 81406, 81407, 81408, 83890, 83891, 83892, 83893, 83894, 83896, 83897, 83898, 83900, 83901, 83902, 83907, 83908, 83909, 83912, 83913
Included In
0008U, 0010U, 0016U, 0017U, 0027U, 0028U, 0029U, 0030U, 0034U, 81105, 81106, 81107, 81108, 81109, 81110, 81111, 81112, 81120, 81121, 81161, 81162, 81170, 81175, 81176, 81200, 81201, 81202, 81203, 81205, 81206, 81207, 81208, 81209, 81210, 81211, 81212, 81213, 81214, 81215, 81216, 81217, 81218, 81219, 81220, 81221, 81222, 81223, 81224, 81225, 81226, 81227, 81228, 81229, 81230, 81231, 81232, 81235, 81238, 81240, 81241, 81242, 81243, 81244, 81245, 81246, 81247, 81248, 81249, 81250, 81251, 81252, 81253, 81254, 81255, 81256, 81257, 81258, 81259, 81260, 81261, 81262, 81263, 81264, 81265, 81266, 81267, 81268, 81269, 81270, 81272, 81273, 81275, 81276, 81280, 81281, 81282, 81283, 81287, 81288, 81290, 81291, 81292, 81293, 81294, 81295, 81296, 81297, 81298, 81299, 81300, 81301, 81302, 81303, 81304, 81310, 81311, 81313, 81314, 81315, 81316, 81317, 81318, 81319, 81321, 81322, 81323, 81324, 81325, 81326, 81327, 81328, 81330, 81331, 81332, 81334, 81335, 81340, 81341, 81342, 81346, 81350, 81355, 81361, 81362, 81363, 81364, 81370, 81371, 81372, 81373, 81374, 81375, 81376, 81377, 81378, 81379, 81380, 81381, 81382, 81383, 87253
Mutually Exclusive
87149, 87150, 87153, 87797, 87798, 87807
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Related CPT Codes
| CPT Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 87797 | Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA), not otherwise specified; direct probe technique, each organism |
| 87797 | Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA), not otherwise specified; direct probe technique, each organism |
| 87798 | Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA), not otherwise specified; amplified probe technique, each organism |
| 87799 | Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA), not otherwise specified; quantification, each organism |
