Organ- or Disease-oriented Panels
When the following organ- or disease-oriented panel codes are used, all included tests must be performed. Medicare reimbursement for these panels is equal to the sum of the fee schedule amounts of the individual tests included. Medicare does not consider the general Health Panel (80050) and the Obstetric Panel (80055) to be covered services.
- 80049 BASIC METABOLIC PANEL: new automated test panel
- 80050 GENERAL HEALTH PANEL: not reimbursed by Medicare
- 80051 ELECTROLYTE PANEL: new automated test panel
- 80054 COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL: new automated test panel
- 80055 OBSTETRIC PANEL: not reimbursed by Medicare
- 80058 HEPATIC FUNCTION PANEL: new automated test panel
- 80059 HEPATITIS PANEL
- 80061 LIPID PANEL
- 80072 ARTHRITIS PANEL
- 80090 TORCH ANTIBODY PANEL
- 80091 THYROID PANEL
- 80092 THYROID PANEL WITH THYROID-STIMULATING HORMONE
