LCD L35006: Controlled Substance Monitoring and Drugs of Abuse Testing — Novitas
Clinical Laboratory
Government source· CMS / MACverify ↗HCPCS Level II code
G0479 — Drug test(s), presumptive, any number of drug classes; any number of devices or procedures by instrumented chemistry analyzers utilizing immunoassay, enzyme assay, tof, maldi, ldtd, desi, dart, ghpc, gc mass spectrometry), includes sample validation when performed, per date of service
HCPCS Level IIVerified Sep 19, 2026
Medicare payment
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No national Medicare fee schedule we hold prices G0479. CMS fee schedules ↗
Code definition
Code
G0479
Code system
HCPCS Level II
Full description
Drug test(s), presumptive, any number of drug classes; any number of devices or procedures by instrumented chemistry analyzers utilizing immunoassay, enzyme assay, tof, maldi, ldtd, desi, dart, ghpc, gc mass spectrometry), includes sample validation when performed, per date of service
Policy activity for HCPCS G0479
CLV Intelligence is tracking 1 policy change that cite HCPCS G0479 most recently on 2026-09-12, drawn from 1 LCD/NCD coverage update. The changes span Clinical Laboratory.
- LCD/NCD coverage update
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Counts reflect the source documents CLV has matched to HCPCS G0479 to date; each links to the government publication that is authoritative. Monitored daily from CMS, the Federal Register, and Medicare Administrative Contractor publications.
Recent policy changes matched to G0479
Matched to this code by CLV analysis of each policy. The linked source document is authoritative.
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