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CPT® 2017:

Notice Code Category Shift for Prostate Cancer Test

Published on Fri Dec 09, 2016

More lab tests, fewer biopsies may be in your future. With protocols for prostate cancer diagnosis in flux since the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended against prostate-specific antigen (PSA)-based screening for prostate cancer, new biomarker and genetic tests are rushing in to fill the void. One of those test options has a new CPT® code for 2017. “Formerly [...]
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