Pathology/Lab Coding Alert

CPT® 2018:

See How PLA Options Stir the Drug-Test Coding Pot

Recall presumptive, definitive difference and hierarchy. At first glance, you might think CPT® 2018 left the drug test codes alone - finally. But you would be wrong. Look back: Billing for drug testing has been a hotbed of misunderstanding and fraud that has led to constant coding changes for years, both in the CPT® codes and in HCPCS Level II [...]
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