7 1 ) 2 61635 Transcatheter Placement of Intravascular Stent(s), Intracranial
(Eg, Atherosclerotic .
. .
7 2 ) 3 43772 Laparoscopy, surgical gastric restrictive procedure; removal of
adjustable gastric
band component only.
7 3 ) 2 83907: Molecular diagnostics; lysis of cells prior to nucleic acid
extraction (eg, stool
specimens, paraffin embedded tissue)
7 4 ) 4 86200: Cyclic citrullinated peptide (CCP), antibody. Cyclic
Citrullinated Peptide (CCP): A New
Serum Marker for Rheumatoid Arthritis, considered to be more Specific than
Rheumatoid
Factor.
7 5 ) A is correct. 86355: B cells, total count (this is a renumbering of DELETED code
86064)
7 6 ) 3 The new codes created a need for revision of the descriptors of two
long-standing codes:
92506 and 92507.
Reference to "aural rehabilitation" in both of those procedures is
DELETED for 2006.
7 7 ) 2 90773 Therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic injection;
intra-arterial
7 8 ) 3 90788 Intramuscular injection of antibiotic See code 90772
7 9 ) 2 The Subsequent Nursing Facility Care subsection of CPT, and that the
highest level of
service is restricted to a detailed interval history and a detailed examination.
This is
inconsistent with current clinical practice. To correct this problem, the
association
proposed a new fourth level of service code to permit the reporting of a
comprehensive
level of service.
7 10 ) 2 90784 G0353 90774 IV push, single or initial substance/drug
90788 N/A 90772 Intramuscular injection of antibiotic (now includes monoclonal
antibodies (e.g. infliximab); biological response modifiers)