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Coverage for HPV Testing May Be Expanding to Once Every 5 Years

Published on Mon Jun 01, 2015

Here’s when the coverage decision will be made. Medicare is proposing to begin covering human papillomavirus testing once every 5 years in conjunction with the Pap smear test for its asymptomatic female beneficiaries aged 30-65 years old in an effort to better detect cervical cancer. Remember:  CPT® 2015 created three new HPV testing codes that your ob-gyn may order: 87623 [...]
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