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Use Appropriate Q2 PLA Code to Avoid Denials

Published on Thu Mar 10, 2022

April 1 is the first day of the second quarter when these codes go into effect. Quarterly updates to Proprietary Laboratory Analyses (PLA) should keep you on your toes — remember that you can’t use a Category I or other CPT® code for a test if a specific PLA code is available. Look for two new codes for pan-cancer blood [...]
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