Active Medical Reviews: October 2024 to September 2025

Published 10/16/2024

Active Medical Reviews: October 2024 Through September 2025

Service Type CPT®/HCPCS Code Code Description Review Type
Ambulance A0425 BLS/ALS mileage, per statue mile (in combination with transport codes) TPE, pre-payment,  postpayment
Ambulance A0427 ALS1, emergency TPE, pre-payment,  postpayment
Ambulance A0429 BLS, emergency TPE, pre-payment,  postpayment
Ambulance A0431 Rotary wing air transport TPE, pre-payment,  postpayment
Ambulance

A0436

Rotary wing air mileage, per statute mile (in combination with air transport code) TPE pre-payment,  postpayment
Drugs/Biologics J0178 Aflibercept injection TPE
Drugs/Biologics J0897 Denosumab Injection TPE
Drugs/Biologics J2778 Ranibizumab injection TPE
Echocardiography 93306 Echocardiography, transthoracic, real-time with image documentation Pre-payment
Evaluation and Management 99213 Office/outpatient visit, established (usually 20–29 minutes time) TPE
Evaluation and Management 99214 Office/outpatient visit, established (usually 30–39 minutes time) TPE
Evaluation and Management 99215 Office/outpatient visit, established (usually 40–54 minutes time)

TPE

Evaluation and Management 99222 Initial hospital care TPE
Evaluation and Management 99223 Initial hospital care TPE
Evaluation and Management 99232 Subsequent hospital care TPE
Laboratory G0480 Drug test definitive 1–7 classes Postpayment
Laboratory G0481 Drug test, definitive, 8–14 classes Postpayment
Laboratory G0482 Drug test, definitive, 15–21 classes Postpayment
Laboratory G0483 Drug test, definitive, 22 or more classes Postpayment
Laboratory 80305 Drug test, presumptive; direct optical observation Postpayment
Laboratory 80306 Drug test, presumptive; instrument-assisted Postpayment
Laboratory 80307 Drug test, presumptive; chemistry analyzers Postpayment
Laboratory 88305 Tissue exam by pathologist Postpayment
Laboratory 88307 Tissue exam by pathologist Postpayment
Laboratory 88309 Tissue exam by pathologist Postpayment
Laboratory 88312 Special stains; group 1 Postpayment
Radiology 71045 X-ray exam chest 1 view TPE, pre-payment,  postpayment
Radiology 71046 X-ray exam chest 2 views TPE, pre-payment,  postpayment
Radiology 71260 Diagnostic imaging procedures of the chest Pre-payment
Radiology 77080 DXA, bone density axial TPE, pre-payment,  postpayment
Radiology R0070 Transport portable X-ray TPE, postpayment
Radiology R0075 Transport portable X-ray multiple TPE, postpayment
Radiology Q0092 Set-up portable X-ray equipment TPE, postpayment
Surgical Services 66984 Extracapsular cataract removal with insertion Pre-payment
Therapeutic Procedures 97110 Therapeutic exercises Pre-payment
Therapeutic Procedures 97112 Neuromuscular reeducation Pre-payment
Therapeutic Procedures 97113 Aquatic therapy/exercises Pre-payment
Therapeutic Procedures 97116 Gait training therapy Pre-payment
Therapeutic Procedures 97140 Manual therapy, 1/> regions Pre-payment
Therapeutic Procedures 97150 Group therapeutic procedures Pre-payment

CPT® codes and modifiers begin with a numeric character and HCPCS codes and modifiers begin with an alpha character. CPT® codes, descriptors and other data only are copyright ® 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. 

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