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Billing and Coding: MolDX: Immunohistochemistry (IHC) Indications for Breast Pathology

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General Information

Article ID
A57523
Article Title
Billing and Coding: MolDX: Immunohistochemistry (IHC) Indications for Breast Pathology
Article Type
Billing and Coding
Original Effective Date
12/01/2019
Revision Effective Date
11/19/2020
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Article Guidance

Article Text

Based on recommendations from the College of American Pathologists, the American Society of Clinical Oncologists (ASCO), and the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), hormone receptor assays, estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), and Her-2/neu are the only current biomarkers that demonstrate standardized value in breast cancer pathology evaluation. Although other biomarkers, such as Ki-67, PI3K, and gene expression assays, have been studied, no proven standardized value has been established. Therefore, MolDX will allow ER, PR, and Her2 testing by IHC for patients with primary invasive breast cancers and recurrent or metastatic cancers.

To report an IHC service for an ER, PR, Her2, submit the following claim information:

CPT Code Specimen UOS
88342 First single/multiplex stain 1
88341 Each additional 2


To report morphometric analysis, select one of the following codes based on the type of morphometric analysis:

CPT Code Service Type UOS
88360 Manual 3
88361 Computer-assisted 3


Note: a unit of service applies to a single separately identifiable specimen.

Coding Information

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88341 IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY OR IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY, PER SPECIMEN; EACH ADDITIONAL SINGLE ANTIBODY STAIN PROCEDURE (LIST SEPARATELY IN ADDITION TO CODE FOR PRIMARY PROCEDURE)
88342 IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY OR IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY, PER SPECIMEN; INITIAL SINGLE ANTIBODY STAIN PROCEDURE
88360 MORPHOMETRIC ANALYSIS, TUMOR IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY (EG, HER-2/NEU, ESTROGEN RECEPTOR/PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR), QUANTITATIVE OR SEMIQUANTITATIVE, PER SPECIMEN, EACH SINGLE ANTIBODY STAIN PROCEDURE; MANUAL
88361 MORPHOMETRIC ANALYSIS, TUMOR IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY (EG, HER-2/NEU, ESTROGEN RECEPTOR/PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR), QUANTITATIVE OR SEMIQUANTITATIVE, PER SPECIMEN, EACH SINGLE ANTIBODY STAIN PROCEDURE; USING COMPUTER-ASSISTED TECHNOLOGY

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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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Revision History Information

Revision History DateRevision History NumberRevision History Explanation
11/19/2020 R1

Under Article Text removed the verbiage “Effective 01/01/2014 thru 06/11/2015, CPT® code 88342 and 88343 were not active for Medicare submission. Effective 6/12/2015, 88342 was reactivated by CMS for Medicare submission. CPT® 88343 was deleted 01/01/2015. HCPCS codes G0461 and G0462 were deleted 1/1/2015.”

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