U0001 – Cdc 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-ncov) real-time rt-pcr diagnostic panel

Long description

Cdc 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-ncov) real-time rt-pcr diagnostic panel

Short description

2019-ncov diagnostic p

Pricing indicator

22 Clinical Lab Fee Schedule – priced by carrier (gap-fill)

Medicare coverage

C Carrier judgment – coverage decided by the Medicare contractor

BETOS category

T1H Lab tests - other (Non-Medicare fee schedule)

Added

February 4, 2020

Last change

February 4, 2020 – No change

Nearby U codes

• U0002 – 2019-ncov coronavirus, sars-cov-2/2019-ncov (covid-19), any technique, multiple types or subtypes (includes all targets), non-cdc
• U0003 – Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (dna or rna); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (sars-cov-2) (coronavirus disease [covid-19]), amplified probe technique, making use of high throughput technologies as described by cms-2020-01-r
• U0004 – 2019-ncov coronavirus, sars-cov-2/2019-ncov (covid-19), any technique, multiple types or subtypes (includes all targets), non-cdc, making use of high throughput technologies as described by cms-2020-01-r
• U0005 – Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (dna or rna); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (sars-cov-2) (coronavirus disease [covid-19]), amplified probe technique, cdc or non-cdc, making use of high throughput technologies, completed within 2 calendar days from date of specimen collection (list separately in addition to either hcpcs code u0003 or u0004) as described by cms-2020-01-r2