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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