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CPT® 2017:

84410 Solves Bioavailable Testosterone Coding Conundrum

Published on Tue Nov 08, 2016

Don’t settle for ‘total’ and ‘free’ coding options. If your lab has been struggling with the question of how to handle orders for bioavailable testosterone while CPT® provides no code for the test, your waiting is over. CPT® 2017 introduces 84410 (Testosterone; bioavailable, direct measurement [e.g., differential precipitation]) to fill the coding gap. Prior to the addition, you’ve had just [...]
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