Is it appropriate for the physician to report CPT code 83912, Molecular diagnostics; interpretation and

Is it appropriate for the physician to report CPT code 83912, Molecular diagnostics; interpretation and report, with CPT code 87536 (REVISED IN 2013 AND 2014), Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); HIV-1, quantification, for the time and knowledge required to interpret the report and make changes to the patients medication regimen? Before code 87536 was made available, HIV polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was reported for a panel of 5 or 6 codes, including code 83912.

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CPT Knowledgebase - Jun 16, 2015