CPT Code: 82378 Carcinoembryonic Antigen
Frequency Limitations:
Serum CEA determinations are generally not indicated more frequently than once per chemotherapy treatment cycle for patients with metastatic solid tumors which express CEA or every two months post-surgical treatment for patients who have had colorectal carcinoma. It may be proper to order the test more frequently when there has been a significant change from prior CEA level or a significant change in patient status which could reflect disease progression or recurrence. Testing with a diagnosis of an in situ carcinoma is not reasonably done more frequently than once, unless the result is abnormal, in which case the test may be repeated once.
ICD-9 Codes are associated with CPT code 82378 in this policy.
150.0 | Malignant neoplasm of cervical esophagus |
150.1 | Malignant neoplasm of thoracic esophagus |
150.2 | Malignant neoplasm of abdominal esophagus |
150.3 | Malignant neoplasm of uUpper third of esophagus |
150.4 | Malignant neoplasm of middle third of esophagus |
150.5 | Malignant neoplasm of lower third of esophagus |
150.8 | Malignant neoplasm of other specified part of esophagus |
150.9 | Malignant neoplasm of esophagus, unspecified |
151.0 | Malignant neoplasm of cardia |
151.1 | Malignant neoplasm of pylorus |
…. and many more.