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| Short Descr | COMT GENE | Medium Descr | COMT GENE ANALYSIS C.472G>A VARIANT | Long Descr | COMT (catechol-O-methyltransferase) (eg, drug metabolism) gene analysis, c.472G>A (rs4680) variant | CLIA Waived (QW) | No | APC Status Indicator | Service Paid under Fee Schedule or Payment System other than OPPS | Berenson-Eggers TOS (BETOS) | none | MUE | 1 |
| 90 | Reference (outside) laboratory: when laboratory procedures are performed by a party other than the treating or reporting physician or other qualified health care professional, the procedure may be identified by adding modifier 90 to the usual procedure number. |
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| 2022-01-01 | Changed | Code description changed. |
| 2020-01-01 | Changed | Code description changed. |
| 2019-01-01 | Added | First appearance in code book. |
| 2018-01-01 | Added | Code Added. |
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