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Coronavirus Testing:

Look to 2 New Codes for COVID-19 Antibody Tests

Published on Mon May 18, 2020

These codes were approved by the AMA on April 10 and went into effect immediately. Emergency departments have two new coronavirus testing codes to use, thanks to an emergency meeting that the American Medical Association (AMA) held in early April. These two codes allow you to accurately code the performance of blood tests that detect antibodies associated with coronavirus. “Antibody [...]
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