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Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Biomarkers to Risk-Stratify Patients at Increased Risk for Prostate Cancer

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Article Title
Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Biomarkers to Risk-Stratify Patients at Increased Risk for Prostate Cancer
Article Type
Billing and Coding
Original Effective Date
07/03/2022
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11/01/2023
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The information in this article contains billing, coding or other guidelines that complement the Local Coverage Determination (LCD) for MolDX: Molecular Biomarkers to Risk-Stratify Patients at Increased Risk for Prostate Cancer L38985.

To report a Molecular Biomarkers to Risk-Stratify Patients at Increased Risk for Prostate Cancer service, please submit the following claim information:

  • Select the 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

Additional information:

  • Only one molecular biomarker test may be performed per date of service.
  • Only one molecular biomarker test may be performed for a given clinical indication, as allowed by the policy.

The following tests have met the coverage criteria of the policy:

 

Test (Manufacturer)

and CPT code

 

 

Methodology

 

Specimen Source

 

Intended Use

 

Comments

 

 

Progensa PCA3 (Metamark – formerly Hologic Gen-Probe)

CPT 81313

 

 

mRNA expression assay

 

 

Urine

(1st urine following a Digital Rectal Exam (DRE)

 

 

 

To avoid repeat biopsy after previous negative or non-malignant biopsy (as defined in the policy)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ConfirmMDx (MDxHealth)

CPT 81551

 

 

 

Epigenetic (methylation) assay

 

 

Formalin-fixed, paraffin embedded (FFPE) tissue

 

 

To avoid repeat biopsy after previous negative or non-malignant biopsy (as defined in the policy)

 

 

 

 

Response To Comments

Number Comment Response
1
N/A

Coding Information

Bill Type Codes

Code Description
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Revenue Codes

Code Description
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CPT/HCPCS Codes

Group 1

(3 Codes)
Group 1 Paragraph

The following tests may be billed in the post-biopsy setting (after a negative or non-malignant biopsy, as defined in the policy) for individuals contemplating a repeat biopsy:

  • Progensa PCA3 assay (CPT 81313), performed on post-digital rectal exam (DRE) urine specimens
  • ConfirmMDx assay (CPT 81551), performed on formalin-fixed, paraffin embedded (FFPE) tissue specimens.

 

Group 1 Codes
Code Description
81313 PCA3/KLK3 (PROSTATE CANCER ANTIGEN 3 [NON-PROTEIN CODING]/KALLIKREIN-RELATED PEPTIDASE 3 [PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN]) RATIO (EG, PROSTATE CANCER)
81479 UNLISTED MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY PROCEDURE
81551 ONCOLOGY (PROSTATE), PROMOTER METHYLATION PROFILING BY REAL-TIME PCR OF 3 GENES (GSTP1, APC, RASSF1), UTILIZING FORMALIN-FIXED PARAFFIN-EMBEDDED TISSUE, ALGORITHM REPORTED AS A LIKELIHOOD OF PROSTATE CANCER DETECTION ON REPEAT BIOPSY
N/A

CPT/HCPCS Modifiers

Group 1

Group 1 Paragraph

N/A

Group 1 Codes

N/A

N/A

ICD-10-CM Codes that Support Medical Necessity

Group 1

(5 Codes)
Group 1 Paragraph

The following codes are covered

Group 1 Codes
Code Description
D29.1 Benign neoplasm of prostate
D40.0 Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of prostate
N40.2 Nodular prostate without lower urinary tract symptoms
N40.3 Nodular prostate with lower urinary tract symptoms
R97.20 Elevated prostate specific antigen [PSA]
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ICD-10-CM Codes that DO NOT Support Medical Necessity

Group 1

Group 1 Paragraph

N/A

Group 1 Codes

N/A

N/A

ICD-10-PCS Codes

Group 1

Group 1 Paragraph

N/A

Group 1 Codes

N/A

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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.

Code Description
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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.

Code Description
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Other Coding Information

Group 1

Group 1 Paragraph

N/A

Group 1 Codes

N/A

N/A

Coding Table Information

Excluded CPT/HCPCS Codes - Table Format
Code Descriptor Generic Name Descriptor Brand Name Exclusion Effective Date Exclusion End Date Reason for Exclusion
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Non-Excluded CPT/HCPCS Ended Codes - Table Format
Code Descriptor Generic Name Descriptor Brand Name Exclusion Effective Date Exclusion End Date Reason for Exclusion
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Revision History Information

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Associated Documents

Medicare BPM Ch 15.50.2 SAD Determinations
Medicare BPM Ch 15.50.2
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Keywords

  • Biomarkers for Prostate Cancer