Billing and Coding: B-type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) Testing (A57083)- R4 - Effective October 01, 2022

Date Posted: November 20, 2025

This Billing and Coding Article has been revised under contractor numbers: 01111 (CA), 01211 (AS, GU, HI, NMI), 01311 (NV), and 01911 (CA, HI & Territories).

Effective Date: October 01, 2022

Summary of Changes: In the second sentence of the article text, 'should' was replaced with 'must', and 'must be' was removed. The purpose of this update is to align with the guidelines found in the PIM Chapter 13.

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Last Updated Nov 20 , 2025