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CPT® Coding:

Know How to Use the Pathology Consultation Codes

Published on Wed Mar 13, 2024

Here’s how to get time on your side. In 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, which included College of American Pathology- (CAP-) developed pathology consultation codes. The AMA worked closely with CAP to develop these codes to improve physician service reporting and billing. Because these codes are relatively new, there’s [...]
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