Effective October 6, 2020, the AMA CPT updated the attached SARS-CoV-2 codes to include these new codes described below, at https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/2020-10/coronavirus-long-descriptors.pdf.
Combined respiratory virus multiplex testing for the SARS-CoV-2, influenza virus A and influenza B targets
CPT Code 87636: Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (Coronavirus disease [COVID-19]) and influenza virus types A and B, multiplex amplified probe technique
Net Price: $142.63
Combined respiratory virus multiplex testing for the SARS-CoV-2, influenza virus A, influenza B targets and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
CPT Code 87637: Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (Coronavirus disease [COVID-19]) and influenza virus types A and B, multiplex amplified probe technique
Net Price: $142.63