On June 24, the American Medical Association Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) approved new CPT code 87426 to report COVID-19 antigen tests, which use immunofluorescent or immunochromatographic techniques to detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus at the point of care. As of June 26, only one such test has received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the FDA, the…
AMA Creates New CPT Code 87426 for COVID-19 Antigen Testing
