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Oncology Coding 2010 Update: 3 New Lab Services Codes

Watch for your chance to replace 86316 with more specific 86305. If your oncology practice has its own lab, heads up. You’re sure to find a few new lab codes “in CPT 2010 that you need to know,” says Peggy Slagle, CPC, billing compliance coordinator at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Get started with a [...] Related articles:

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February 2, 2010
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CPT 2010 Update: Laboratory & Pathology Coding

Stop using general codes for analyte-specific tests. Here’s why. You have 15 new codes scattered throughout the pathology/laboratory CPT chapter, so we’ll help you jump start your 2010 claims with this how-to inventory. “From chemistry to surgical pathology, you’ll find new codes in CPT 2010 that you need to know,” says Peggy Slagle, CPC, billingcompliance coordinator [...] Related articles:

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November 29, 2009