Tuberculosis test, cell mediated immunity antigen response measurement; enumeration of gamma interferon-producing T-cells in cell suspension (T-SPOT.TB [T-Spot]
86580
Skin test; tuberculosis, intradermal
87555
Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); Mycobacterium tuberculosis, direct probe technique
87556
Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); Mycobacterium tuberculosis, amplified probe technique
87557
Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); Mycobacterium tuberculosis, quantification
Nonspecific TB tests
71020
Radiologic examination, chest, 2 views, frontal and lateral
71260
Computed tomography, thorax; with contrast material(s)
87116
Culture, tubercle, or other acid-fast bacilli (e.g., TB, AFB, and mycobacteria) any source, with isolation and presumptive identification of isolates
87118
Culture, mycobacterial, definitive identification, each isolate
87143
Culture, typing; gas liquid chromatography (GLC) or high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) method
87149
Culture, typing; identification by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) probe, direct probe technique, per culture or isolate, each organism probed
87150
Culture, typing; identification by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) probe, amplified probe technique, per culture or isolate, each organism probed
87153
Culture, typing; identification by nucleic acid sequencing method, each isolate (e.g., sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene)
87158
Culture, typing; other methods
87188
Susceptibility studies, antimicrobial agent; macrobroth dilution method, each agent
87190
Susceptibility studies, antimicrobial agent; mycobacteria, proportion method, each agent
87206
Smear, primary source with interpretation; fluorescent and/or acid fast stain for bacteria, fungi, parasites, viruses, or cell types
87550
Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); mycobacteria species, direct probe technique
87551
Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); mycobacteria species, amplified probe technique
87552
Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); mycobacteria species, quantification
87798
Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA), not otherwise specified; amplified probe technique, each organism
87799
Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA), not otherwise specified; quantification, each organism
The brand names for the respective IGRA testing method CPT codes (i.e., QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube [QFT-GIT] for 86480 and T-SPOT.TB [T-Spot] for 86481) were used because they were the only IGRA tests approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as of 2013 [7].
