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Use New Code for Drug Assay

Published on Wed Apr 05, 2006

Question: When a physician orders drug-level monitoring of sirolimus in the blood for transplant patients, how should we report the test?


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Answer: CPT 2006 introduces a new code for the sirolimus drug assay--80195 (Sirolimus). The code describes a fairly new immunoassay used to monitor sirolimus levels in the blood.

Sirolimus is prescribed for patients on immunosuppressive therapy for solid-organ transplants. You can expect the physician to order the test regularly to optimize the dosage for effectiveness and to minimize toxic side effects.
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