CPT and ICD-9 Codes

Product	Potentially Relevant CPT Codes1	Descriptor	ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes2
BNP Test			ICD-9 Codes
BNP	83880	Natriuretic peptide
Cardiac Panel			ICD-9 Codes
CK-MB	82553	Creatine, MB fraction
Myoglobin	83874	Assay of myoglobin
Troponin-I	84484	Assay of troponin, quant
Profiler Shortness of Breath Panel			ICD-9 Codes
BNP	83880	Natriuretic peptide
CK-MB	82553	Creatine, MB fraction
D-dimer	85379	Fibrin degradation, quant
Myoglobin	83874	Assay of myoglobin
Troponin-I	84484	Assay of troponin, quant
D-dimer Test			ICD-9 Codes
D-Dimer	85379	Fibrin degradation, quant
c. difficile Panel			ICD-9 Codes
Common Antigen	87449	Ag detect nos, eia, mult
Toxin A	87324	Clostridium ag, eia
Parasite Panel			ICD-9 Codes
Entamoeba	87336	Entamoeb hist dispr, ag, eia
Giardia	87329	Giardia ag, eia
Crypto	87328	Cryptosporidium ag, eia
TOX Drug Screen / Drugs of Abuse Panel	80101	Drug screen, single	ICD-9 Codes

¹CPT is a copyright and registered trademark of the American Medical Association (AMA). Please consult with current CPT Manual for full descriptors and instructions regarding the use of these codes.

²For illustrative purposes only. Providers should follow coding conventions for diagnostic tests as well as payer instructions when selecting appropriate ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes. See Medicare Claims Processing Manual (Pub 100-4), Chapter 23, Section 10.1.

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