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Billing and Coding: MolDX: Genetic Testing for BCR-ABL Negative Myeloproliferative Disease

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A57421
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Article Title
Billing and Coding: MolDX: Genetic Testing for BCR-ABL Negative Myeloproliferative Disease
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Billing and Coding
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11/01/2019
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01/01/2024
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Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, §1833(e), prohibits Medicare payment for any claim lacking the necessary documentation to process the claim.

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The information in this article contains billing, coding or other guidelines that complement the Local Coverage Determination (LCD) for MolDX: Genetic Testing for BCR-ABL Negative Myeloproliferative Disease L36180. For single genes performed by NGS, these tests must demonstrate compliance with L38123 MolDX: Next-Generation Sequencing Lab-Developed Tests for Myeloid Malignancies and Suspected Myeloid Malignancies and its accompanying billing and coding article, A55624 Billing and Coding: MolDX: Targeted and Comprehensive Genomic Profile Next-Generation Sequencing Testing in Cancer.

To report Genetic Testing for BCR-ABL Negative Myeloproliferative Disease 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
    • Item 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

NOTE: When entering the DEX Z- Code® on the SV101-7 documentation field for Part B claims please do not add additional characters and/or information on the line.

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81206 BCR/ABL1 (T(9;22)) (EG, CHRONIC MYELOGENOUS LEUKEMIA) TRANSLOCATION ANALYSIS; MAJOR BREAKPOINT, QUALITATIVE OR QUANTITATIVE
81207 BCR/ABL1 (T(9;22)) (EG, CHRONIC MYELOGENOUS LEUKEMIA) TRANSLOCATION ANALYSIS; MINOR BREAKPOINT, QUALITATIVE OR QUANTITATIVE
81208 BCR/ABL1 (T(9;22)) (EG, CHRONIC MYELOGENOUS LEUKEMIA) TRANSLOCATION ANALYSIS; OTHER BREAKPOINT, QUALITATIVE OR QUANTITATIVE
81219 CALR (CALRETICULIN) (EG, MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS), GENE ANALYSIS, COMMON VARIANTS IN EXON 9
81270 JAK2 (JANUS KINASE 2) (EG, MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDER) GENE ANALYSIS, P.VAL617PHE (V617F) VARIANT
81279 JAK2 (JANUS KINASE 2) (EG, MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDER) TARGETED SEQUENCE ANALYSIS (EG, EXONS 12 AND 13)
81338 MPL (MPL PROTO-ONCOGENE, THROMBOPOIETIN RECEPTOR) (EG, MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDER) GENE ANALYSIS; COMMON VARIANTS (EG, W515A, W515K, W515L, W515R)
81339 MPL (MPL PROTO-ONCOGENE, THROMBOPOIETIN RECEPTOR) (EG, MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDER) GENE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, EXON 10
81450 HEMATOLYMPHOID NEOPLASM OR DISORDER, GENOMIC SEQUENCE ANALYSIS PANEL, 5-50 GENES, INTERROGATION FOR SEQUENCE VARIANTS, AND COPY NUMBER VARIANTS OR REARRANGEMENTS, OR ISOFORM EXPRESSION OR MRNA EXPRESSION LEVELS, IF PERFORMED; DNA ANALYSIS OR COMBINED DNA AND RNA ANALYSIS
81479 UNLISTED MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY PROCEDURE
0027U JAK2 (JANUS KINASE 2) (EG, MYELOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDER) GENE ANALYSIS, TARGETED SEQUENCE ANALYSIS EXONS 12-15
0040U BCR/ABL1 (T(9;22)) (EG, CHRONIC MYELOGENOUS LEUKEMIA) TRANSLOCATION ANALYSIS, MAJOR BREAKPOINT, QUANTITATIVE
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C88.8 Other malignant immunoproliferative diseases
C91.00 Acute lymphoblastic leukemia not having achieved remission
C91.01 Acute lymphoblastic leukemia, in remission
C91.02 Acute lymphoblastic leukemia, in relapse
C92.10 Chronic myeloid leukemia, BCR/ABL-positive, not having achieved remission
C92.11 Chronic myeloid leukemia, BCR/ABL-positive, in remission
C92.12 Chronic myeloid leukemia, BCR/ABL-positive, in relapse
C92.20 Atypical chronic myeloid leukemia, BCR/ABL-negative, not having achieved remission
C92.21 Atypical chronic myeloid leukemia, BCR/ABL-negative, in remission
C92.22 Atypical chronic myeloid leukemia, BCR/ABL-negative, in relapse
C93.10 Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia not having achieved remission
C94.40 Acute panmyelosis with myelofibrosis not having achieved remission
C94.41 Acute panmyelosis with myelofibrosis, in remission
C94.42 Acute panmyelosis with myelofibrosis, in relapse
C94.6 Myelodysplastic disease, not elsewhere classified
D45 Polycythemia vera
D46.0 Refractory anemia without ring sideroblasts, so stated
D46.1 Refractory anemia with ring sideroblasts
D46.21 Refractory anemia with excess of blasts 1
D46.22 Refractory anemia with excess of blasts 2
D46.A Refractory cytopenia with multilineage dysplasia
D46.B Refractory cytopenia with multilineage dysplasia and ring sideroblasts
D46.C Myelodysplastic syndrome with isolated del(5q) chromosomal abnormality
D46.Z Other myelodysplastic syndromes
D47.02 Systemic mastocytosis
D47.1 Chronic myeloproliferative disease
D47.3 Essential (hemorrhagic) thrombocythemia
D47.4 Osteomyelofibrosis
D47.Z9 Other specified neoplasms of uncertain behavior of lymphoid, hematopoietic and related tissue
D72.821 Monocytosis (symptomatic)
D75.1 Secondary polycythemia
D75.81 Myelofibrosis
D75.838 Other thrombocytosis
D75.89 Other specified diseases of blood and blood-forming organs
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Revision History Information

Revision History Date Revision History Number Revision History Explanation
01/01/2024 R10

Under CPT/HCPCS Codes Group 1: Codes the description was revised for 81450. This revision is due to the 2024 Annual/Q1 CPT/HCPCS Code Update and is effective 1/1/2024.

Under CMS National Coverage Policy updated section heading for 2nd regulation. Under Article Text revised 3rd and 6th bullets to remove “DEX Z-Code™” and replaced with “DEX Z-Code®”. Added “NOTE: When entering the DEX Z-Code® on the SV101-7 documentation field for Part B claims please do not add additional characters and/or information on the line”. This revision is effective 1/1/2024.

01/01/2023 R9

Updated to indicate this article is an LCD Reference Article.

01/01/2023 R8

Under CPT/HCPCS Codes Group 1: Codes the description was revised for 81450. This revision is due to the 2023 Annual/Q1 CPT/HCPCS Code Update and is retroactive effective for dates of service on or after 1/1/2023.

10/01/2022 R7

Under ICD-10 Codes that Support Medical Necessity Group 1: Codes the description was revised for C94.6. This revision is due to the Annual ICD-10-CM Update and will become effective on 10/1/2022.

03/17/2022 R6

Under Article Text added verbiage, "For single genes performed by NGS, these tests must demonstrate compliance with L38123 MolDX: Next-Generation Sequencing Lab-Developed Tests for Myeloid Malignancies and Suspected Myeloid Malignancies and its accompanying billing and coding article, A55624 Billing and Coding: MolDX: Targeted and Comprehensive Genomic Profile Next-Generation Sequencing Testing in Cancer.” This revision is effective on 03/17/2022.

10/01/2021 R5

Under ICD-10-CM Codes that Support Medical Necessity Group 1: Codes added D75.838. This revision is due to the Annual ICD-10 Update and will become effective on 10/1/21.

07/01/2021 R4

Under CPT/HCPCS Codes Group 1: Code added 0040U. This revision is due to the code being previously omitted in error and is retroactive effective for date of service on or after 01/13/2020.

07/01/2021 R3

Under CMS National Coverage Policy moved CMS Internet-Only Manual, Pub. 100-02, Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15 §80 Requirements for Diagnostic X-Ray, Diagnostic Laboratory, and Other Diagnostic Tests to the related LCD.

Under ICD-10 Codes that Support Medical Necessity Group 1: Codes deleted D46.20, D46.4, D46.9, D47.9, D72.829, and D75.9.

01/01/2021 R2

Under CPT/HCPCS Codes Group 1: Codes added 0027U and deleted 81402. Deleted CPT/HCPCS Codes Group 2 Paragraph and CPT/HCPCS Codes Group 2: Codes including 81403, 81445, 81455. Due to the deletion of CPT/HCPCS Codes Group 2: Codes 81450 was moved to CPT/HCPCS Codes Group 1: Codes.

Under ICD-10 Codes that Support Medical Necessity Group 1: Paragraph deleted the verbiage, “Group 1 CPT codes and Group 2 CPT codes apply to Group 1 ICD-10 Codes”. This revision is retroactive effective for dates of service on or after 1/1/2021.

Under CPT/HCPCS Codes Group 1: Codes added 81279, 81338 and 81339. This revision is due to the Q1 2021 CPT/HCPCS Code Update and is retroactive effective for dates of service on or after 1/1/2021

11/07/2019 R1

Article is revised to add CMS references. Under CPT/HCPCS Codes Group 1: Codes deleted CPT® codes 81403, 81445, 81450, and 81455. Under CPT/HCPCS Codes Group 2: Paragraph added verbiage, “CPT® codes that are also referenced in other articles”. Under CPT/HCPCS Group 2: Codes added CPT® codes 81403, 81445, 81450, and 81455.

 

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