2025 HCPCS Code 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
TAGS: nucleic separately completed coronavirus agent disease addition making probe detection infectious amplified respiratory acute collection u0003 severe hcpcs specimen throughput calendar described within either syndrome| Notice | HCPCS U0005 terminated on May 11, 2023. |
| Short Description | Infec agen detec ampli probe |
| HCPCS Action Code | N - No maintenance for this code |
| HCPCS Coverage Code | C - Carrier judgment |
| HCPCS Code Added Date | January 01, 2021 |
| HCPCS Action Effective Date | May 12, 2023 |
| HCPCS Pricing Indicator Code | 22 - Price established by carriers (e.G., gap-fills, carrier established panels) |
| HCPCS Type Of Service Code | 5 - Diagnostic laboratory |
| HCPCS Multiple Pricing Indicator Code | A - Not applicable as HCPCS priced under one methodology |
| HCPCS Anesthesia Base Unit Quantity | 0 |
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