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Billing and Coding: MolDX: Biomarkers in Cardiovascular Risk Assessment

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Article Title
Billing and Coding: MolDX: Biomarkers in Cardiovascular Risk Assessment
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Billing and Coding
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The information in this article contains billing, coding or other guidelines that complement the Local Coverage Determination (LCD) for MolDX: Biomarkers in Cardiovascular Risk Assessment L36358.

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The following CPT® codes are covered:

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82172 APOLIPOPROTEIN, EACH
82610 CYSTATIN C
83090 HOMOCYSTEINE
83695 LIPOPROTEIN (A)
83698 LIPOPROTEIN-ASSOCIATED PHOSPHOLIPASE A2 (LP-PLA2)
83700 LIPOPROTEIN, BLOOD; ELECTROPHORETIC SEPARATION AND QUANTITATION
83701 LIPOPROTEIN, BLOOD; HIGH RESOLUTION FRACTIONATION AND QUANTITATION OF LIPOPROTEINS INCLUDING LIPOPROTEIN SUBCLASSES WHEN PERFORMED (EG, ELECTROPHORESIS, ULTRACENTRIFUGATION)
83704 LIPOPROTEIN, BLOOD; QUANTITATION OF LIPOPROTEIN PARTICLE NUMBER(S) (EG, BY NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY), INCLUDES LIPOPROTEIN PARTICLE SUBCLASS(ES), WHEN PERFORMED
83719 LIPOPROTEIN, DIRECT MEASUREMENT; VLDL CHOLESTEROL
83721 LIPOPROTEIN, DIRECT MEASUREMENT; LDL CHOLESTEROL
86141 C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; HIGH SENSITIVITY (HSCRP)
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ICD-10-CM Codes that Support Medical Necessity

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The following ICD-10 codes are covered:

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Code Description
E71.30 Disorder of fatty-acid metabolism, unspecified
E75.21 Fabry (-Anderson) disease
E75.22 Gaucher disease
E75.240 Niemann-Pick disease type A
E75.241 Niemann-Pick disease type B
E75.242 Niemann-Pick disease type C
E75.243 Niemann-Pick disease type D
E75.244 Niemann-Pick disease type A/B
E75.248 Other Niemann-Pick disease
E75.249 Niemann-Pick disease, unspecified
E75.3 Sphingolipidosis, unspecified
E75.5 Other lipid storage disorders
E75.6 Lipid storage disorder, unspecified
E77.0 Defects in post-translational modification of lysosomal enzymes
E77.8 Other disorders of glycoprotein metabolism
E77.9 Disorder of glycoprotein metabolism, unspecified
E78.00 Pure hypercholesterolemia, unspecified
E78.01 Familial hypercholesterolemia
E78.1 Pure hyperglyceridemia
E78.2 Mixed hyperlipidemia
E78.3 Hyperchylomicronemia
E78.41 Elevated Lipoprotein(a)
E78.49 Other hyperlipidemia
E78.5 Hyperlipidemia, unspecified
E78.70 Disorder of bile acid and cholesterol metabolism, unspecified
E78.79 Other disorders of bile acid and cholesterol metabolism
E78.81 Lipoid dermatoarthritis
E78.89 Other lipoprotein metabolism disorders
E78.9 Disorder of lipoprotein metabolism, unspecified
E88.1 Lipodystrophy, not elsewhere classified
E88.2 Lipomatosis, not elsewhere classified
E88.89 Other specified metabolic disorders
I10 Essential (primary) hypertension
I25.10 Atherosclerotic heart disease of native coronary artery without angina pectoris
I42.0 Dilated cardiomyopathy
I48.11 Longstanding persistent atrial fibrillation
I48.19 Other persistent atrial fibrillation
I48.20 Chronic atrial fibrillation, unspecified
I48.21 Permanent atrial fibrillation
I51.9 Heart disease, unspecified
I52 Other heart disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
I63.011 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of right vertebral artery
I63.012 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of left vertebral artery
I63.013 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of bilateral vertebral arteries
I63.02 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of basilar artery
I63.031 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of right carotid artery
I63.032 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of left carotid artery
I63.033 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of bilateral carotid arteries
I63.09 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of other precerebral artery
I63.111 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of right vertebral artery
I63.112 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of left vertebral artery
I63.113 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of bilateral vertebral arteries
I63.12 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of basilar artery
I63.131 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of right carotid artery
I63.132 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of left carotid artery
I63.133 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of bilateral carotid arteries
I63.19 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of other precerebral artery
I63.211 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of right vertebral artery
I63.212 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of left vertebral artery
I63.213 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of bilateral vertebral arteries
I63.22 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of basilar artery
I63.231 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of right carotid arteries
I63.232 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of left carotid arteries
I63.233 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of bilateral carotid arteries
I63.29 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of other precerebral arteries
I63.311 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of right middle cerebral artery
I63.312 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of left middle cerebral artery
I63.313 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of bilateral middle cerebral arteries
I63.321 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of right anterior cerebral artery
I63.322 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of left anterior cerebral artery
I63.323 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of bilateral anterior cerebral arteries
I63.331 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of right posterior cerebral artery
I63.332 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of left posterior cerebral artery
I63.333 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of bilateral posterior cerebral arteries
I63.341 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of right cerebellar artery
I63.342 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of left cerebellar artery
I63.343 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of bilateral cerebellar arteries
I63.39 Cerebral infarction due to thrombosis of other cerebral artery
I63.411 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of right middle cerebral artery
I63.412 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of left middle cerebral artery
I63.413 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of bilateral middle cerebral arteries
I63.421 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of right anterior cerebral artery
I63.422 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of left anterior cerebral artery
I63.423 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of bilateral anterior cerebral arteries
I63.431 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of right posterior cerebral artery
I63.432 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of left posterior cerebral artery
I63.433 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of bilateral posterior cerebral arteries
I63.441 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of right cerebellar artery
I63.442 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of left cerebellar artery
I63.443 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of bilateral cerebellar arteries
I63.49 Cerebral infarction due to embolism of other cerebral artery
I63.511 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of right middle cerebral artery
I63.512 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of left middle cerebral artery
I63.513 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of bilateral middle cerebral arteries
I63.521 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of right anterior cerebral artery
I63.522 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of left anterior cerebral artery
I63.523 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of bilateral anterior cerebral arteries
I63.531 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of right posterior cerebral artery
I63.532 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of left posterior cerebral artery
I63.533 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of bilateral posterior cerebral arteries
I63.541 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of right cerebellar artery
I63.542 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of left cerebellar artery
I63.543 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of bilateral cerebellar arteries
I63.59 Cerebral infarction due to unspecified occlusion or stenosis of other cerebral artery
I63.81 Other cerebral infarction due to occlusion or stenosis of small artery
I63.89 Other cerebral infarction
I63.9 Cerebral infarction, unspecified
I67.858 Other hereditary cerebrovascular disease
I70.0 Atherosclerosis of aorta
I70.1 Atherosclerosis of renal artery
I70.201 Unspecified atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities, right leg
I70.202 Unspecified atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities, left leg
I70.203 Unspecified atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities, bilateral legs
I70.208 Unspecified atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities, other extremity
I70.211 Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with intermittent claudication, right leg
I70.212 Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with intermittent claudication, left leg
I70.213 Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with intermittent claudication, bilateral legs
I70.218 Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with intermittent claudication, other extremity
I70.221 Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with rest pain, right leg
I70.222 Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with rest pain, left leg
I70.223 Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with rest pain, bilateral legs
I70.228 Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with rest pain, other extremity
I70.231 Atherosclerosis of native arteries of right leg with ulceration of thigh
I70.232 Atherosclerosis of native arteries of right leg with ulceration of calf
I70.233 Atherosclerosis of native arteries of right leg with ulceration of ankle
I70.234 Atherosclerosis of native arteries of right leg with ulceration of heel and midfoot
I70.235 Atherosclerosis of native arteries of right leg with ulceration of other part of foot
I70.238 Atherosclerosis of native arteries of right leg with ulceration of other part of lower leg
I70.241 Atherosclerosis of native arteries of left leg with ulceration of thigh
I70.242 Atherosclerosis of native arteries of left leg with ulceration of calf
I70.243 Atherosclerosis of native arteries of left leg with ulceration of ankle
I70.244 Atherosclerosis of native arteries of left leg with ulceration of heel and midfoot
I70.245 Atherosclerosis of native arteries of left leg with ulceration of other part of foot
I70.248 Atherosclerosis of native arteries of left leg with ulceration of other part of lower leg
I70.25 Atherosclerosis of native arteries of other extremities with ulceration
I70.261 Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with gangrene, right leg
I70.262 Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with gangrene, left leg
I70.263 Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with gangrene, bilateral legs
I70.268 Atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities with gangrene, other extremity
I70.291 Other atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities, right leg
I70.292 Other atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities, left leg
I70.293 Other atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities, bilateral legs
I70.298 Other atherosclerosis of native arteries of extremities, other extremity
I70.301 Unspecified atherosclerosis of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities, right leg
I70.302 Unspecified atherosclerosis of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities, left leg
I70.303 Unspecified atherosclerosis of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities, bilateral legs
I70.308 Unspecified atherosclerosis of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities, other extremity
I70.311 Atherosclerosis of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities with intermittent claudication, right leg
I70.312 Atherosclerosis of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities with intermittent claudication, left leg
I70.313 Atherosclerosis of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities with intermittent claudication, bilateral legs
I70.318 Atherosclerosis of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities with intermittent claudication, other extremity
I70.321 Atherosclerosis of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities with rest pain, right leg
I70.322 Atherosclerosis of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities with rest pain, left leg
I70.323 Atherosclerosis of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities with rest pain, bilateral legs
I70.328 Atherosclerosis of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the extremities with rest pain, other extremity
I70.331 Atherosclerosis of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the right leg with ulceration of thigh
I70.332 Atherosclerosis of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the right leg with ulceration of calf
I70.333 Atherosclerosis of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the right leg with ulceration of ankle
I70.334 Atherosclerosis of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the right leg with ulceration of heel and midfoot
I70.335 Atherosclerosis of unspecified type of bypass graft(s) of the right leg with ulceration of other part of foot
I70.8 Atherosclerosis of other arteries
I70.90 Unspecified atherosclerosis
I70.91 Generalized atherosclerosis
I70.92 Chronic total occlusion of artery of the extremities
R00.2 Palpitations
R07.1 Chest pain on breathing
R07.2 Precordial pain
R07.82 Intercostal pain
R07.89 Other chest pain
R07.9 Chest pain, unspecified
Z13.6 Encounter for screening for cardiovascular disorders
Z86.711 Personal history of pulmonary embolism
Z86.718 Personal history of other venous thrombosis and embolism
Z86.72 Personal history of thrombophlebitis
Z86.73 Personal history of transient ischemic attack (TIA), and cerebral infarction without residual deficits
Z86.74 Personal history of sudden cardiac arrest
Z86.79 Personal history of other diseases of the circulatory system
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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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01/01/2023 R5

Under CPT/HCPCS Codes Group 1: Codes the description was revised for 83090. This revision is due to the 2023 Annual/Q1 CPT/HCPCS Code Update and is effective for dates of service on or after 1/1/2023.

10/01/2021 R4

Revision History Typographical error - I63.039 was removed not I63.09. 

10/01/2021 R3

10/01/2021: Typographical error - removal of I63.09 missed in last update.

10/01/2021 R2

Under ICD-10 Codes that Support Medical Necessity Group 1: Codes deleted I48.91, I63.00, I63.019, I63.039, I63.10, I63.119, I63.139, I63.20, I63.219, I63.239, I63.30, I63.319, I63.329, I63.339, I63.349, I63.40, I63.419, I63.429, I63.439, I63.449, I63.50, I63.519, I63.529, I63.539, I63.549, I70.209, I70.219, I70.229, I70.239, I70.249, I70.269, I70.299, I70.309, I70.319, I70.329. This revision will become effective 10/1/21.

Under ICD-10 Codes that Support Medical Necessity Group 1: Codes added E75.244. This revision is due to the Annual ICD-10 update and is effective on 10/1/21.

Under Article Text: Removal of claim information.

10/01/2019 R1

10/01/2019: 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 CMS National Coverage Policy section of the related MolDX: Biomarkers in Cardiovascular Risk Assessment LCD and placed in this article.

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