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CPT 2011; 84112 is Your Ticket to the PROM

Published on Sat Oct 09, 2010

Pick up on phospholipid code changes, too.If you've been wondering how to report the PAMG-1 test for your obstetric clients or how to code the recent hexagonal phospholipid neutralization lupus test, newly-created CPT 2011 codes will show you the way starting Jan. 1.Read on to get our experts' take on these and other new codes. You'll Want to Catch PAMG-1 -- Here's HowCPT 2011 introduces a new code that will help you get paid when a physician orders a placental alpha microglobulin-1 (PAMG-1) test to identify premature rupture of membranes (PROM). The new code is 84112 (Placental alpha microglobulin-1 (PAMG-1), cervicovaginal secretion, qualitative)."This is a diagnostic test that determines if a pregnant woman's membranes are ruptured," according to Michael Basco, M.D., P.A. -- chief of perinatal services at North Texas Community Hospital in Bridgeport - at the CMS annual clinical laboratory public meeting. "Using this test lowers the cost of care and improves [...]
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