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AMA CPT® Assistant - 1996 Issue 5 (May)
Pathology and Laboratory, 84153, 86316 (Q&A) (May 1996)
May 1996 page 11
Coding Consultation
Pathology and Laboratory, 84153, 86316 (Q&A)
Question
Should I use 86316 to report prostate specific antigen testing?
AMA Comment
Although code 86316 is the correct type of test (immunoassay for tumor antigen), it is a generic code. A more specific code exists, 84153, Prostate Specific Antigen, and should be reported for all PSA testing.
Pathology and Laboratory, 84153, 86316 (Q&A). CPT® Assistant. 1996; May 1996 page 11
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