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CPT 2011:

99224, 99225, 99226: Get a Sneak Peak of What's New for Ob-gyn Coders in 2011

Published on Sun Sep 19, 2010

Heads up: These two deleted codes have replacements.Have you been searching for a code to reflect PAMG-1 when your ob-gyn wants to determine whether fetal membranes have ruptured? If so, CPT 2011 brings welcome relief in the form of 84112 (Placental alpha microglobulin-1 [PAMG-1], cervicovaginal secretion, qualitative). Code 84112 is among a handful of new codes that could solve tricky claims you may be facing now. Be the first coder to glean what else is potentially new for your ob-gyn practice, so that you can be proficient when Jan. 1 hits.Caveat: Advice and information about the other new, revised, and deleted codes for 2011 should be clarified during the annual CPT Symposium, which takes place in November. Staff members  from the Ob-gyn Coding Alert and Codify will be reporting directly from the event, so look to future issues of this publication for further information and instruction.Brace For New Observation, Flu [...]
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