November 2017
HCPCS, CPT updates and early release codes
Third-quarter HCPCS code updates
Outpatient prospective payment system
Code |
Change |
Coverage comments |
Effective date |
C9491 |
Added |
Not covered |
Oct. 1, 2017 |
C9492 |
Added |
Not covered |
Oct. 1, 2017 |
C9493 |
Added |
Not covered |
Oct. 1, 2017 |
C9494 |
Added |
Not covered |
Oct. 1, 2017 |
Third-quarter CPT code updates
Pathology and laboratory — proprietary laboratory analysis
Code |
Change |
Coverage comments |
Effective date |
*0018U |
Added |
Not covered |
Oct. 1, 2017 |
*0019U |
Added |
Not covered |
Oct. 1, 2017 |
*0020U |
Added |
Covered |
Oct. 1, 2017 |
*0021U |
Added |
Not covered |
Oct. 1, 2017 |
*0022U |
Added |
Requires manual review |
Oct. 1, 2017 |
*0023U |
Added |
Requires manual review |
Oct. 1, 2017 |
2018 early release HCPCS code updates
Medicine supplementary — oral drugs, injection
Code |
Change |
Coverage comments |
Effective date |
J0604 |
Added |
Covered |
Jan. 1, 2018 |
Injection
Code |
Change |
Coverage comments |
Effective date |
J0606 |
Added |
Covered |
Jan. 1, 2018 |
2018 early release CPT code updates
Category III and medicine codes — Surgery, radiology, medicine, pathology and laboratory, vaccines/toxoids
Code |
Change |
Coverage comments |
Effective date |
*0479T |
Added |
Not covered |
Jan. 1, 2018 |
*0480T |
Added |
Not covered |
Jan. 1, 2018 |
*0481T |
Added |
Not covered |
Jan. 1, 2018 |
*0482T |
Added |
Not covered |
Jan. 1, 2018 |
*0483T |
Added |
Not covered |
Jan. 1, 2018 |
*0484T |
Added |
Not covered |
Jan. 1, 2018 |
*0485T |
Added |
Not covered |
Jan. 1, 2018 |
*0486T |
Added |
Not covered |
Jan. 1, 2018 |
*0487T |
Added |
Not covered |
Jan. 1, 2018 |
*0488T |
Added |
Not covered |
Jan. 1, 2018 |
*0489T |
Added |
Not covered |
Jan. 1, 2018 |
*0490T |
Added |
Not covered |
Jan. 1, 2018 |
*0491T |
Added |
Not covered |
Jan. 1, 2018 |
*0492T |
Added |
Not covered |
Jan. 1, 2018 |
*0493T |
Added |
Not covered |
Jan. 1, 2018 |
*0494T |
Added |
Not covered |
Jan. 1, 2018 |
*0495T |
Added |
Not covered |
Jan. 1, 2018 |
*0496T |
Added |
Not covered |
Jan. 1, 2018 |
*0497T |
Added |
Not covered |
Jan. 1, 2018 |
*0498T |
Added |
Not covered |
Jan. 1, 2018 |
*0499T |
Added |
Not covered |
Jan. 1, 2018 |
*0500T |
Added |
Not covered |
Jan. 1, 2018 |
*0501T |
Added |
Requires manual review |
Jan. 1, 2018 |
*0502T |
Added |
Requires manual review |
Jan. 1, 2018 |
*0503T |
Added |
Requires manual review |
Jan. 1, 2018 |
*0504T |
Added |
Requires manual review |
Jan. 1, 2018 |
*90756 |
Added |
Covered |
Jan. 1, 2018 |
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