HCPCS Code G0659

Drug test(s), definitive, utilizing drug identification methods able to identify individual drugs and distinguish between structural isomers (but not necessarily stereoisomers), including but not limited to gc/ms (any type, single or tandem) and lc/ms (any type, single or tandem), excluding immunoassays (e.g., ia, eia, elisa, emit, fpia) and enzymatic methods (e.g., alcohol dehydrogenase), performed without method or drug-specific calibration, without matrix-matched quality control material, or without use of stable isotope or other universally recognized internal standard(s) for each drug, drug metabolite or drug class per specimen; qualitative or quantitative, all sources, includes specimen validity testing, per day, any number of drug classes
Short DescriptionDrug test def simple all cl
Year2026
Coverage CodeC = Carrier judgment
Action CodeN = No maintenance for this code
Action Effective DateJanuary 01, 2017
Code Added DateJanuary 01, 2017
Pricing Indicator21 = Price subject to national limitation amount
Type of Service5 = Diagnostic laboratory