Billing and Coding: Screening for Cervical Cancer with Human Papillomavirus (HPV) (A58216)



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Article Information

Article ID Number: A58216 Status: A-Approved

Article Title: Billing and Coding: Screening for Cervical Cancer with Human Papillomavirus (HPV)

Original Article Effective Date: 06/04/2020

Revision Effective Date: 06/04/2020

Article Text:

It has come to our attention that services submitted for screening for cervical cancer with Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Testing have been reported incorrectly. This Billing and Coding Article provides billing and coding guidance for these services.

Coding Guidance

Notice: It is not appropriate to bill Medicare for services that are not covered as if they are covered. When billing for non-covered services, use the appropriate modifier.

Consistent with National Coverage Determination (NCD) 210.2.1 screening HPV services are to be billed with Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) code G0476. These services require dual diagnosis codes. The primary International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision, (ICD-10) code Z11.51 must be reported along with one of the following secondary ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes: Z01.411 or Z01.419.

It is incorrect to report these screening services with Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 87624 [Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); Human Papillomavirus (HPV), high-risk types].

Please refer to NCD 210.2.1 for complete information on screening for cervical cancer with Human Papillomavirus (HPV).

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.

999Not Applicable

Revenue Codes:

Contractors may specify Revenue Codes to help providers identify those Revenue Codes typically used to report this service. In most instances Revenue Codes are purely advisory; unless specified in the policy services reported under other Revenue Codes are equally subject to this coverage determination. Complete absence of all Revenue Codes indicates that coverage is not influenced by Revenue Code and the policy should be assumed to apply equally to all Revenue Codes.

99999 Not Applicable

CPT/HCPCS Codes:

Group 1 Paragraph:

Note: Providers are reminded to refer to the long descriptors of the CPT codes in their CPT book.



Group 1 CPT Codes:
G0476 INFECTIOUS AGENT DETECTION BY NUCLEIC ACID (DNA OR RNA); HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS (HPV), HIGH-RISK TYPES (E.G., 16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 56, 58, 59, 68) FOR CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING, MUST BE PERFORMED IN ADDITION TO PAP TEST


ICD-10 Codes That Are Covered

It is the provider’s responsibility to select codes carried out to the highest level of specificity and selected from the ICD-10-CM code book appropriate to the year in which the service is rendered for the claim(s) submitted.

The following ICD-10-CM code supports medical necessity and provides coverage for HCPCS code: G0476

Z11.51 Encounter for screening for human papillomavirus (HPV)

The following ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes are secondary diagnosis codes to be reported with the primary diagnosis code in Group 1.

Z01.411 Encounter for gynecological examination (general) (routine) with abnormal findings
Z01.419 Encounter for gynecological examination (general) (routine) without abnormal findings
ICD-10 Codes That Are Not Covered

XX000


Revision History Information
Revision History DateRevision History NumberRevision History Explanation
06/04/2020
R1

Article updated on 06/25/2020 for administrative purposes. No changes have been made to the Article content.