G0483 — Drug test(s), definitive, utilizing (1) 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

What the market charges

Across 1,539 negotiated rates, the middle 80% fall between $40 and $733, with a median of $215.

What Medicare pays

Medicare allowed an average of $241 for this code, across 537,743 services billed by 1,021 providers. At the median, the market charges less than Medicare pays for this code — 11% less.

Where this is billed, and what it costs there

The states billing G0483 most, by Medicare service volume, each compared against the national average of $241. Each links to the providers Mishe lists there.

• California — 72 providers billed it, Medicare allowed $242 — level with the national average
• North Carolina — 74 providers billed it, Medicare allowed $239 — 1% below the national average
• Texas — 209 providers billed it, Medicare allowed $240 — level with the national average
• Tennessee — 44 providers billed it, Medicare allowed $241 — level with the national average
• Florida — 100 providers billed it, Medicare allowed $241 — level with the national average
• Georgia — 63 providers billed it, Medicare allowed $241 — level with the national average
• New Jersey — 34 providers billed it, Medicare allowed $240 — level with the national average
• Oklahoma — 29 providers billed it, Medicare allowed $241 — level with the national average

Claim-editing rules

These are National Correct Coding Initiative procedure-to-procedure edits — the rules a payer applies when deciding whether two codes billed together are both payable.

Codes this one absorbs

Billed together, G0483 is the payable code and these are not separately payable. 91 pairs in total.

• 80320 — no modifier can override this edit
• 80321 — no modifier can override this edit
• 80322 — no modifier can override this edit
• 80323 — no modifier can override this edit
• 80324 — no modifier can override this edit
• 80325 — no modifier can override this edit
• 80326 — no modifier can override this edit
• 80327 — no modifier can override this edit
• 80328 — no modifier can override this edit
• 80329 — no modifier can override this edit
• 80330 — no modifier can override this edit
• 80331 — no modifier can override this edit

Codes that absorb this one

Billed alongside any of these, G0483 is not separately payable. 4 pairs in total.

• 0007U — no modifier can override this edit
• 0082U — no modifier can override this edit
• 0227U — no modifier can override this edit
• 0328U — no modifier can override this edit

Other codes

• J2777 — Injection, faricimab-svoa, 0.1 mg
• J0897 — Injection, denosumab, 1 mg
• J9271 — Injection, pembrolizumab, 1 mg
• J0129 — Injection, abatacept, 10 mg (code may be used for medicare when drug administered under the direct supervision of a physician, not for use when drug is self administered)
• G0008 — Administration of influenza virus vaccine
• G0439 — Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit
• J9144 — Injection, daratumumab, 10 mg and hyaluronidase-fihj
• J9299 — Injection, nivolumab, 1 mg
• J1745 — Injection, infliximab, excludes biosimilar, 10 mg
• J2357 — Injection, omalizumab, 5 mg

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