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CPT procedure code

81349

Medicare payment

$1,197.94

2026 Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule

Source: CMS Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule (2026). CMS fee schedules ↗ · PFS status indicator X

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Code definition

Code

81349

Code system

CPT (Current Procedural Terminology)

This CPT code is not in our curated reference. CPT codes are maintained by the American Medical Association (AMA). Full descriptions require an AMA license.

Category

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Short description sourced from CMS publicly available fee schedule data. Full CPT descriptions are copyright AMA. Not a substitute for the official CPT codebook.

Policy activity for CPT 81349

CLV Intelligence is tracking 9 policy changes that cite CPT 81349 between 2026-06-05 and 2026-08-27, drawn from 7 LCD/NCD coverage updates and 2 proposed LCDs. The changes span Clinical Laboratory, Multi-specialty and Oncology. 5 are flagged critical or high priority.

LCD/NCD coverage updates: 7
proposed LCDs: 2

Counts reflect the source documents CLV has matched to CPT 81349 to date; each links to the government publication that is authoritative. Monitored daily from CMS, the Federal Register, and Medicare Administrative Contractor publications.

Policy changes matched to 81349

Matched to this code by CLV analysis of each policy. The linked source document is authoritative.

Proposed LCD DL40411: MolDX: Genome-Wide Molecular Methodologies for the Detection of Copy Number Alterations and Structural Variants in Hematologic Neoplasms — Noridian

Oncology · LCD-DL40411

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Critical

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LCD L36021: MolDX: Molecular Diagnostic Tests (MDT) — CGS

Clinical Laboratory · LCD-L36021

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High

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LCD L36256: MolDX: Molecular Diagnostic Tests (MDT) — Noridian

Clinical Laboratory · LCD-L36256

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High

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LCD L35160: MolDX: Molecular Diagnostic Tests (MDT) — Noridian

Clinical Laboratory · LCD-L35160

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High

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Proposed LCD DL35000: Molecular Pathology Procedures — NGS

Multi-specialty · LCD-DL35000

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High

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LCD L38351: MolDX: Repeat Germline Testing — Noridian

Oncology · LCD-L38351

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Routine

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LCD L38288: MolDX: Repeat Germline Testing — CGS

Oncology · LCD-L38288

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Routine

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LCD L38353: MolDX: Repeat Germline Testing — Noridian

Clinical Laboratory · LCD-L38353

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Routine

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LCD L35000: Molecular Pathology Procedures — NGS

Clinical Laboratory · LCD-L35000

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Routine

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