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.