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CPT procedure code

87491 — Chlamydia trachomatis, amplified probe

MicrobiologyCPT

Medicare payment

$35.09

2026 Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule

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

National amount before geographic adjustment. Your MAC's locality rate will differ.

Code definition

Code

87491

Code system

CPT (Current Procedural Terminology)

Description

Chlamydia trachomatis, amplified probe

Category

Microbiology

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 87491

CLV Intelligence is tracking 5 policy changes that cite CPT 87491 between 2026-06-05 and 2026-06-25, drawn from 5 LCD/NCD coverage updates. The changes span Infectious Disease / Microbiology. 4 are flagged critical or high priority.

LCD/NCD coverage updates: 5

Counts reflect the source documents CLV has matched to CPT 87491 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 87491

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

LCD L39003: MolDX: Molecular Syndromic Panels for Infectious Disease Pathogen Identification Testing — Noridian

Infectious Disease / Microbiology · LCD-L39003

Government source· CMS / MACverify ↗

High

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LCD L38988: MolDX: Molecular Syndromic Panels for Infectious Disease Pathogen Identification Testing — Palmetto GBA

Infectious Disease / Microbiology · LCD-L38988

Government source· CMS / MACverify ↗

High

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LCD L39038: MolDX: Molecular Syndromic Panels for Infectious Disease Pathogen Identification Testing — CGS

Infectious Disease / Microbiology · LCD-L39038

Government source· CMS / MACverify ↗

High

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LCD L39001: MolDX: Molecular Syndromic Panels for Infectious Disease Pathogen Identification Testing — Noridian

Infectious Disease / Microbiology · LCD-L39001

Government source· CMS / MACverify ↗

High

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LCD L39044: MolDX: Molecular Syndromic Panels for Infectious Disease Pathogen Identification Testing — WPS

Infectious Disease / Microbiology · LCD-L39044

Government source· CMS / MACverify ↗

Routine

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