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Molecular Pathology:

83890-83914: Keep On Stackin' in 2012

Published on Mon Mar 05, 2012

Heed payer guidance for new MoPath codes -- some may surprise you. With Medicare payment for 101 CPT® 2012 molecular pathology codes (81200-81048) hanging in the wind, does that mean you shouldn't use the codes? That depends. One thing is clear -- most payers will continue to accept the molecular diagnostics "stacking codes" (83890-83914, Molecular diagnostics ...) this year. Despite AMA instruction to use the stacking codes only for services not described by new Tier 1 or Tier 2 codes, CMS's failure to price the new codes keeps 83890-83914 in the spotlight. Read "2 Steps Master Molecular Stacking Codes" on page xx for a refresher on how to use those codes. CMS to Labs: Use Both Code Families You're used to billing molecular diagnostics with stacking codes 83890-83914, and that doesn't change in 2012 for most payers. Use new codes, too: Medicare requests that, in addition to the stacking codes, labs also [...]
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