AMA CPT® Assistant - 2013 Issue 2 (February)

Update: Category III Code Changes (February 2013)

February 2013 page 13 Update: Category III Code Changes Per the CPT code development process, Category III codes are archived five years from the date of initial publication, or the date of a subsequent extension in the CPT code set, unless a modification of the archival date is specifically noted at the time of a revision of the code (eg, addition of parenthetical instructions, reinstatement). Services and procedures that were described by a Category III code, which are archived without conversion to a specific Category I code must be reported using a Category I unlisted code, unless another specific...

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