Laboratory Question for the Week of June 30, 2025

Question:

If both low-risk and high-risk HPV types are performed in a single assay, how would we code?

Answer:

If both low-risk and high-risk HPV types are performed in a single assay, only code 87624 for high-risk genotyping should be reported per the parenthetical note following code 87624.

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