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Bookmark or Share- Defining Definitive Drug Testing Codes - AAPC Knowledge CenterBreak down the code descriptors for proper drug test reporting. Definitive drug testing code descriptors may contain terms not familiar outside the laboratory. To better understand these codes (G0480-G0483), let’s look at a typical descriptor and discuss relevant concepts. HCPCS Level II code G0480 is a perfect example:
- Qualitative vs. Quantitative Drug Testing - AAPCFor example, you could test for the presence of alcohol in the blood (qualitative), and/or may test for the actual blood alcohol level (quantitative). CPT ® lists the drugs/drug classes that may be assayed under the “Drug Testing” subhead. These include alcohols, amphetamines, barbiturates, methadones, opiates, and others.
- Drug Testing | National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)A drug test looks for the presence or absence of a drug in a biological sample, such as urine, blood, or hair. Drug tests may also look for drug metabolites in the sample. A drug metabolite is a substance made or used when the body breaks down (or “metabolizes”) a drug.
- Don’t Confuse Toxicology Screenings with ConfirmationsProviders cannot send out both a screen (80307 Drug test(s), presumptive, any number of drug classes, any number of devices or procedures; by instrument chemistry analyzers (eg, utilizing immunoassay [eg, EIA, ELISA, EMIT, FPIA, IA, KIMS, RIA]), chromatography (eg, GC, HPLC), and mass spectrometry either with or without chromatography, (eg ...
- Code Drug Tests Correctly - AAPC Knowledge CenterG0481: Drug test(s), definitive, utilizing (1) drug identification methods able to identify individual drugs and distinguish between structural isomers (but not necessarily stereoisomers), including, but not limited to GC/MS (any type, single or tandem) and LC/MS (any type, single or tandem and excluding immunoassays (e.g., IA, EIA, ELISA, EMIT ...
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