Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Nevada policy

LAB.00015 Detection of Circulating Tumor Cells

LAB.00015 Detection of Circulating Tumor Cells is a public Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Nevada policy (policy LAB.00015). It lists 8 CPT or HCPCS codes, 7 of them on the Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Nevada prior authorization list. Not a coverage decision; the payer's own document governs.

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Payer
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Nevada
Policy number
LAB.00015
Line of business
Commercial
Source
www.anthem.com

Codes in this policy

The CPT and HCPCS codes the policy names. A policy can name a code it excludes. Prior authorization status is from the Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Nevada prior authorization list.

CodePrior authorizationDescription on the prior authorization listOther Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Nevada policies
0091UNot listedPolicies naming 0091U
0337UOn the listOncology (plasma cell disorders and myeloma), circulating plasma cell immunologic selection, identification, morphological characterization, and enumeration of plasma cells baPolicies naming 0337U
0338UOn the listOncology (solid tumor), circulating tumor cell selection, identification, morphological characterization, detection and enumeration based on differential EpCAM, cytokeratins 8Policies naming 0338U
0490UOn the listOncology (cutaneous or uveal melanoma), circulating tumor cell selection, morphological characterization and enumeration based on differential CD146, high molecular-weight melPolicies naming 0490U
0491UOn the listOncology (solid tumor), circulating tumor cell selection, morphological characterization and enumeration based on differential epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM), cytokPolicies naming 0491U
0492UOn the listOncology (solid tumor), circulating tumor cell selection, morphological characterization and enumeration based on differential epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM), cytokPolicies naming 0492U
86152On the listCell enumeration using immunologic selection and identification in fluid specimen (eg, circulating tumor cells in blood)Policies naming 86152
86153On the listCell enumeration using immunologic selection and identification in fluid specimen (eg, circulating tumor cells in blood); physician interpretation and report, when requiredPolicies naming 86153

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