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Pathology/Lab Coding Alert

Correction:

Prothrombin Time

Published on Sat Sep 22, 2007

Pathology/Lab Coding Alert Vol. 8, No. 9 incorrectly identified the prothrombin time test as PTT rather than PT and also listed the PTT code (85730, Thromboplastin time, partial [PTT]; plasma or whole blood) instead of the correct PT code (85610, Prothrombin time). We apologize for the error.
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