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CPT® 2020:

Isolate New Codes for Microbiology Analyses

Published on Mon Nov 11, 2019

Don’t miss relevant PLA additions. Microbiology labs have just one new Category I code for 2020, but that’s not all you need to know. With the explosion of Proprietary Laboratory Analyses (PLA), you’ll also find 12 new PLA codes in CPT® 2020. Caveat: Because the AMA releases PLA codes quarterly, most of these codes have been effective since July or [...]
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