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Billing and Coding: MolDX: APC and MUTYH Gene Testing

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Article ID
A56824
Article Title
Billing and Coding: MolDX: APC and MUTYH Gene Testing
Article Type
Billing and Coding
Original Effective Date
08/08/2019
Revision Effective Date
03/04/2021
Revision Ending Date
07/03/2022
Retirement Date
07/03/2022
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The information in this article contains billing, coding, or other guidelines that complement the Local Coverage Determination (LCD) for MolDX: APC and MUTYH Gene Testing L36827.

To report an APC and MUTYH Gene Testing service, please submit the following claim information: 

  •  Select appropriate CPT® code
  •  Enter 1 unit of service (UOS)
  •  Enter the appropriate DEX Z-Code™ identifier adjacent to the CPT® code in the comment/narrative field for the following Part B claim field/types:
    •  Loop 2400 or SV101-7 for the 5010A1 837P
    •  Box 19 for paper claim
  •  Enter the appropriate DEX Z-Code™ identifier adjacent to the CPT® code in the comment/narrative field for the following Part A claim field/types:
    •  Line SV202-7 for 837I electronic claim
    •  Block 80 for the UB04 claim form
  •  Select the appropriate ICD-10-CM code

Coding Information

CPT/HCPCS Codes

Group 1

(4 Codes)
Group 1 Paragraph

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Group 1 Codes
CodeDescription
81201 APC (ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS COLI) (EG, FAMILIAL ADENOMATOSIS POLYPOSIS [FAP], ATTENUATED FAP) GENE ANALYSIS; FULL GENE SEQUENCE
81202 APC (ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS COLI) (EG, FAMILIAL ADENOMATOSIS POLYPOSIS [FAP], ATTENUATED FAP) GENE ANALYSIS; KNOWN FAMILIAL VARIANTS
81203 APC (ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS COLI) (EG, FAMILIAL ADENOMATOSIS POLYPOSIS [FAP], ATTENUATED FAP) GENE ANALYSIS; DUPLICATION/DELETION VARIANTS
81479 UNLISTED MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY PROCEDURE

Group 2

(5 Codes)
Group 2 Paragraph

CPT® codes that are also referenced in other articles.

Group 2 Codes
CodeDescription
81401 MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY PROCEDURE, LEVEL 2 (EG, 2-10 SNPS, 1 METHYLATED VARIANT, OR 1 SOMATIC VARIANT [TYPICALLY USING NONSEQUENCING TARGET VARIANT ANALYSIS], OR DETECTION OF A DYNAMIC MUTATION DISORDER/TRIPLET REPEAT)
81403 MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY PROCEDURE, LEVEL 4 (EG, ANALYSIS OF SINGLE EXON BY DNA SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, ANALYSIS OF >10 AMPLICONS USING MULTIPLEX PCR IN 2 OR MORE INDEPENDENT REACTIONS, MUTATION SCANNING OR DUPLICATION/DELETION VARIANTS OF 2-5 EXONS)
81406 MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY PROCEDURE, LEVEL 7 (EG, ANALYSIS OF 11-25 EXONS BY DNA SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, MUTATION SCANNING OR DUPLICATION/DELETION VARIANTS OF 26-50 EXONS, CYTOGENOMIC ARRAY ANALYSIS FOR NEOPLASIA)
81435 HEREDITARY COLON CANCER DISORDERS (EG, LYNCH SYNDROME, PTEN HAMARTOMA SYNDROME, COWDEN SYNDROME, FAMILIAL ADENOMATOSIS POLYPOSIS); GENOMIC SEQUENCE ANALYSIS PANEL, MUST INCLUDE SEQUENCING OF AT LEAST 10 GENES, INCLUDING APC, BMPR1A, CDH1, MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, MUTYH, PTEN, SMAD4, AND STK11
81436 HEREDITARY COLON CANCER DISORDERS (EG, LYNCH SYNDROME, PTEN HAMARTOMA SYNDROME, COWDEN SYNDROME, FAMILIAL ADENOMATOSIS POLYPOSIS); DUPLICATION/DELETION ANALYSIS PANEL, MUST INCLUDE ANALYSIS OF AT LEAST 5 GENES, INCLUDING MLH1, MSH2, EPCAM, SMAD4, AND STK11

Group 3

(1 Code)
Group 3 Paragraph

These services are not separately billable from the code to which they must be added on. Claims with these codes will be rejected.

Group 3 Codes
CodeDescription
0157U APC (APC REGULATOR OF WNT SIGNALING PATHWAY) (EG, FAMILIAL ADENOMATOSIS POLYPOSIS [FAP]) MRNA SEQUENCE ANALYSIS (LIST SEPARATELY IN ADDITION TO CODE FOR PRIMARY PROCEDURE)

CPT/HCPCS Modifiers

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ICD-10-CM Codes that Support Medical Necessity

Group 1

(21 Codes)
Group 1 Paragraph

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Group 1 Codes
CodeDescription
C18.0 Malignant neoplasm of cecum
C18.1 Malignant neoplasm of appendix
C18.2 Malignant neoplasm of ascending colon
C18.3 Malignant neoplasm of hepatic flexure
C18.4 Malignant neoplasm of transverse colon
C18.5 Malignant neoplasm of splenic flexure
C18.6 Malignant neoplasm of descending colon
C18.7 Malignant neoplasm of sigmoid colon
C18.8 Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of colon
C19 Malignant neoplasm of rectosigmoid junction
C20 Malignant neoplasm of rectum
D12.0 Benign neoplasm of cecum
D12.1 Benign neoplasm of appendix
D12.2 Benign neoplasm of ascending colon
D12.3 Benign neoplasm of transverse colon
D12.4 Benign neoplasm of descending colon
D12.5 Benign neoplasm of sigmoid colon
D12.7 Benign neoplasm of rectosigmoid junction
D12.8 Benign neoplasm of rectum
Z85.038 Personal history of other malignant neoplasm of large intestine
Z86.010 Personal history of colonic polyps

ICD-10-CM Codes that DO NOT Support Medical Necessity

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ICD-10-PCS Codes

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Additional ICD-10 Information

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Bill Type Codes

Contractors may specify Bill Types to help providers identify those Bill Types typically used to report this service. Absence of a Bill Type does not guarantee that the article does not apply to that Bill Type. Complete absence of all Bill Types indicates that coverage is not influenced by Bill Type and the article should be assumed to apply equally to all claims.

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Revenue Codes

Contractors may specify Revenue Codes to help providers identify those Revenue Codes typically used to report this service. In most instances Revenue Codes are purely advisory. Unless specified in the article, services reported under other Revenue Codes are equally subject to this coverage determination. Complete absence of all Revenue Codes indicates that coverage is not influenced by Revenue Code and the article should be assumed to apply equally to all Revenue Codes.

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Other Coding Information

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Revision History Information

Revision History DateRevision History NumberRevision History Explanation
07/03/2022 R7

This article is being retired because the information in this article has been incorporated within the Billing and Coding: MolDX: Lab-Developed Tests for Inherited Cancer Syndromes in Patients with Cancer A58652 article.

03/04/2021 R6

Under CMS National Coverage Policy added CMS Internet-Only Manual, Pub 100-04, Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 16, §50.5, §60.1.2, §60.2, corrected regulation CMS Internet-Only Manual, Pub. 100-02, Chapter 15 from §80.2 to §80.1.2, moved §80 and §80.1.1 to the related LCD and added section headings to the regulations. Under ICD-10 Codes that Support Medical Necessity Group 1: Codes deleted C18.9 and D12.6.

01/01/2020 R5

Under CPT/HCPCS Codes Group 1: Codes placed CPT® codes 81201, 81203, and 81479. In CPT/HCPCS Codes Group 2: Codes placed CPT® codes 81401 and 81403 as they were inadvertently placed in the wrong groups. 

This revision is retroactive to services provided on or after effective date 11/28/2019.

01/01/2020 R4

Under CPT/HCPCS Codes created Group 3 and under Group 3: Paragraph added verbiage “These services are not separately billable from the code to which they must be added on. Claims with these codes will be rejected.” Under CPT/HCPCS Codes Group 3: Codes added CPT® 0157U. 

This revision is due to the 2020 Annual CPT/HCPCS Code Update and is effective on January 1, 2020.

11/28/2019 R3

Under CPT/HCPCS Codes created Group 2: Paragraph and added verbiage “CPT® codes that are also referenced in other articles”. Created Group 2: Codes and moved CPT® 81401, 81403, 81406 and 81435 from Group 1: Codes to Group 2: Codes. CPT® 81436 was added to Group 2: Codes.

10/31/2019 R2

This article is being revised in order to adhere to CMS requirements per chapter 13, section 13.5.1 of the Program Integrity Manual. Regulations regarding billing and coding were removed from the MolDX: APC and MUTYH Gene Testing L36827 LCD and added to the CMS National Coverage Policy section of this article.

08/08/2019 R1

All coding located in the Coding Information section has been removed from the related MolDX: APC and MUTYH Gene Testing L36827 LCD and added to this article.

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