Examples of Infectious agent in a sentence
Infectious agent of sheep scrapie may persist in the environment for at least 16 years.
This add-on payment can be billed using HCPCS code U0005 effective January 1, 2021, and is described as follows: • 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 two calendar days from date and time of specimen collection.
Infectious agent genotype analysis by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); Hepatitis C (87902) is also covered.
Examples of this policy include: The code 87797 (Infectious agent detection; not otherwise specified, direct probe technique) or 87798 (Infectious agent detection; not otherwise specified, amplified probe technique) will not be accepted when the test completed is code 87669 (Trichomonas vaginalis, direct probe).
CPT® Code Description87590 Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) Neisseria gonorrhoeae, direct probe technique87591 Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) Neisseria gonorrhoeae, amplified probe technique87592 Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) Neisseria gonorrhoeae, quantification Screening for hepatitis BThe USPSTF recommends screening for individuals at risk.