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. 2017 Feb;23(2):10.18553/jmcp.2017.23.2.214. doi: 10.18553/jmcp.2017.23.2.214
CPT Code Description
Before 2013a
83891 Isolation or extraction of highly purified nucleic acid, each nucleic acid type (i.e., DNA or RNA)
83892 Enzymatic digestion, each enzyme treatment
83896 Nucleic acid probe, each 20
83898 Amplification, target, each nucleic acid sequence
83900 Amplification, target, multiplex, first 2 nucleic acid sequences
83901 Amplification, target, multiplex, each additional nucleic acid sequence beyond 2
83902 Reverse transcription
After 2013
81206 BCR/ABL1 (t (9;22)) (e.g., chronic myelogenous leukemia) translocation analysis; major breakpoint, qualitative or quantitative
81207 BCR/ABL1 (t (9;22)) (e.g., chronic myelogenous leukemia) translocation analysis; minor breakpoint, qualitative or quantitative
81208 BCR/ABL1 (t (9;22)) (e.g., chronic myelogenous leukemia) translocation analysis; other breakpoint, qualitative or quantitative

aSee Appendix B2.

CPT = Current Procedural Terminology; DNA = deoxyribonucleic acid; RNA = ribonucleic acid.