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Keep Up With the 2005 CPT Code Changes

Published on Sat Jan 01, 2005

Here it is, all in one place - a complete list of about 40 code additions, deletions, revisions and text notes that will impact your lab coding in the coming year. Read this chart to get familiar with the changes you'll have to apply beginning Jan. 1, and keep it nearby to use as a quick reference throughout the year.

Look to Pathology/Lab Coding Alert for continued in-depth coverage of these codes, with articles such as "Here's How to Use the New B, NK and Stem Cell Codes" in this issue. Also refer back to our previous articles on the new codes, such as "Get the Scoop on the Flow Cytometry 'Per Marker' Debate," in October 2004, and "Get Ready for Morphometric Analysis Code Changes," and "IHC Coding Preview: Know the Method for CPT 2005" in December 2004.
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