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Missing This CPT® 2017 Change Could Blow Up Your Bottom Line

Published on Tue Jan 17, 2017

Make sure to use two codes, when appropriate. If you didn’t notice the small change this year to more than 300 CPT® codes for procedures that your general surgeons may perform, you could stand to lose a lot of money in 2017. The change involves removing the “bull’s eye” symbol from the codes, meaning that the codes no longer include [...]
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