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CPT® 2018:

Explore 3 New Prostate Test Code Alternatives

Published on Thu Dec 07, 2017

MAAAs focus cancer risk assessment. Ever since the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) assigned a grade of 'D' (recommending against screening) to prostate specific antigen (PSA)-based screening, prostate cancer testing protocols have been in flux. Problem: The USPSTF states that "a substantial percentage of men who have asymptomatic cancer detected by PSA screening have a tumor that either will [...]
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