Coding Information

Bill Type Codes: Contractors may specify Bill Types to help providers identify those Bill Types typically used to report this service. Absence of a Bill Type does not guarantee that the policy does not apply to that Bill Type. Complete absence of all Bill Types indicates that coverage is not influenced by Bill Type and the policy should be assumed to apply equally to all claims. CPT/HCPCS Codes: Group 1 Paragraph: N/A Group 1 CPT Codes: 81311 NRAS (NEUROBLASTOMA RAS VIRAL [V-RAS] ONCOGENE HOMOLOG) (EG, COLORECTAL CARCINOMA), GENE ANALYSIS, VARIANTS IN EXON 2 (EG, CODONS 12 AND 13) AND EXON 3 (EG, CODON 61) 81479 UNLISTED MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY PROCEDURE ICD-10 Codes That Are Covered Although not specifically addressed in the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting 2016, when an encounter is for management of a complication associated with a neoplasm (NRAS testing for metastatic colon cancer), the complication (metastasis) is coded first, followed by the appropriate codes for the neoplasm. *Primary Diagnoses are listed in Group 1 and Secondary Diagnoses in Group 2. C77.0 Secondary and unspecified malignant neoplasm of lymph nodes of head, face and neck C77.1 Secondary and unspecified malignant neoplasm of intrathoracic lymph nodes C77.2 Secondary and unspecified malignant neoplasm of intra-abdominal lymph nodes C77.3 Secondary and unspecified malignant neoplasm of axilla and upper limb lymph nodes C77.4 Secondary and unspecified malignant neoplasm of inguinal and lower limb lymph nodes C77.5 Secondary and unspecified malignant neoplasm of intrapelvic lymph nodes C77.8 Secondary and unspecified malignant neoplasm of lymph nodes of multiple regions C77.9 Secondary and unspecified malignant neoplasm of lymph node, unspecified C78.00 Secondary malignant neoplasm of unspecified lung C78.01 Secondary malignant neoplasm of right lung C78.02 Secondary malignant neoplasm of left lung C78.1 Secondary malignant neoplasm of mediastinum C78.2 Secondary malignant neoplasm of pleura C78.30 Secondary malignant neoplasm of unspecified respiratory organ C78.39 Secondary malignant neoplasm of other respiratory organs C78.4 Secondary malignant neoplasm of small intestine C78.5 Secondary malignant neoplasm of large intestine and rectum C78.6 Secondary malignant neoplasm of retroperitoneum and peritoneum C78.7 Secondary malignant neoplasm of liver and intrahepatic bile duct C78.80 Secondary malignant neoplasm of unspecified digestive organ C78.89 Secondary malignant neoplasm of other digestive organs C79.00 Secondary malignant neoplasm of unspecified kidney and renal pelvis C79.01 Secondary malignant neoplasm of right kidney and renal pelvis C79.02 Secondary malignant neoplasm of left kidney and renal pelvis C79.10 Secondary malignant neoplasm of unspecified urinary organs C79.11 Secondary malignant neoplasm of bladder C79.19 Secondary malignant neoplasm of other urinary organs C79.2 Secondary malignant neoplasm of skin C79.31 Secondary malignant neoplasm of brain C79.32 Secondary malignant neoplasm of cerebral meninges C79.40 Secondary malignant neoplasm of unspecified part of nervous system C79.49 Secondary malignant neoplasm of other parts of nervous system C79.51 Secondary malignant neoplasm of bone C79.52 Secondary malignant neoplasm of bone marrow C79.60 Secondary malignant neoplasm of unspecified ovary C79.61 Secondary malignant neoplasm of right ovary C79.62 Secondary malignant neoplasm of left ovary C79.63 Secondary malignant neoplasm of bilateral ovaries C79.70 Secondary malignant neoplasm of unspecified adrenal gland C79.71 Secondary malignant neoplasm of right adrenal gland C79.72 Secondary malignant neoplasm of left adrenal gland C79.81 Secondary malignant neoplasm of breast C79.82 Secondary malignant neoplasm of genital organs C79.89 Secondary malignant neoplasm of other specified sites Secondary Diagnoses: C18.0 Malignant neoplasm of cecum C18.1 Malignant neoplasm of appendix C18.2 Malignant neoplasm of ascending colon C18.3 Malignant neoplasm of hepatic flexure C18.4 Malignant neoplasm of transverse colon C18.5 Malignant neoplasm of splenic flexure C18.6 Malignant neoplasm of descending colon C18.7 Malignant neoplasm of sigmoid colon C18.8 Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of colon C18.9 Malignant neoplasm of colon, unspecified C19 Malignant neoplasm of rectosigmoid junction C20 Malignant neoplasm of rectum ICD-10 Codes That Are Not Covered N/A

Revision History Information

Revision History Date Revision History Number Revision History Explanation 10/01/2021 R3 Updated to indicate this article is an LCD Reference Article. 10/01/2021 R2 Under CMS National Coverage Policy moved regulations Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, §1862(a)(1)(A) and 42 CFR 410.32(a) to the related LCD. Under ICD-10 Codes that Support Medical Necessity Group 1: Codes deleted C79.9. This revision is effective 10/1/21. Under ICD-10 Codes that Support Medical Necessity Group 1: Codes added C79.63. This revision is due to the Annual ICD-10 Update and will become effective on 10/1/21. 12/01/2019 R1 CMS references are revised.