84159:
Methemoglobinemia Evaluation

CPT Code Information Current Value

Methemoglobinemia Evaluation

82657-Methemoglobin reductase

83020-Hemoglobin electrophoresis

83021-Hemoglobin A2 and F

83050-Methemoglobin, quantitative

83060-Sulfhemoglobin, quantitative

IEF Confirms

82664-Isoelectric focusing (if appropriate)

Hemoglobin, Unstable, Blood

83068 (if appropriate)

Hemoglobin Variant by Mass Spectrometry (MS), Blood

83789 (if appropriate)

Hemoglobin Electrophoresis, Molecular

81257 x 2-HBA1/HBA2 (alpha globin 1 and alpha globin 2) (eg. Alpha thalassemia, Hb Bart hydrops fetalis syndrome, HBH disease) gene analysis for common deletions or variant (eg, Southeast Asian, Thai, Filipino, Mediterranean, alpha3.7, alpha4.2, alpha20.5, and Constant Spring) (if appropriate)

81401-HBB (hemoglobin, beta) (eg, sickle cell anemia, hemoglobin C, hemoglobin E), common variants (eg, HbS, HbC, HbE) (if appropriate)

81403-HBB (hemoglobin, beta, beta-globin) (eg, beta thalassemia), duplication/deletion analysis (if appropriate)

81404-HBB (hemoglobin, beta, Beta-Globin) (eg, thalassemia), full gene sequence (if appropriate)Hemoglobin S, Screen, Blood

85660 (if appropriate)

Hemoglobin F, Red Cell Distribution, Blood

88184 (if appropriate)

CPT Code Information Value Prior to 1/01/2013 7:03am

Methemoglobinemia Evaluation

82657-Methemoglobin reductase

83020-Hemoglobin electrophoresis

83021-Hemoglobin A2 and F

83050-Methemoglobin, quantitative

83060-Sulfhemoglobin, quantitative

IEF Confirms

82664-Isoelectric focusing (if appropriate)

Hemoglobin, Unstable, Blood

83068 (if appropriate)

Hemoglobin Variant by Mass Spectrometry (MS), Blood

83789 (if appropriate)

Hemoglobin Electrophoresis, Molecular

83891-Isolation or extraction of highly purified nucleic acid (if appropriate)

83898 x 4-Amplification, target, each nucleic acid sequence (if appropriate)

83900-Amplification, target, multiplex, first 2 nucleic acid sequences (if appropriate)

83904 x 12-Mutation identification by sequencing, single segment, each segment (if appropriate)

83909 x 13-Separation and identification by high-resolution technique (if appropriate)

83914 x 8-Mutation identification by enzymatic ligation or primer extension, single segment, each segment (if appropriate)

Hemoglobin S, Screen, Blood

85660 (if appropriate)

Hemoglobin F, Red Cell Distribution, Blood

88184 (if appropriate)