AMA CPT® Assistant - 2015 Issue 1 (January)

Molecular Pathology Update (January 2015)

January 2015 pages 3-7 Molecular Pathology Update The American Medical Association (AMA) established the molecular pathology codes in 2012. Several changes were made to allow for better utilization of this section of codes in the 2015 Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set, of which the most significant are noted below: The Molecular Pathology Gene Table was revised to include claim designators for Tier 2 molecular pathology codes. A new subsection, Genomic Sequencing Procedures and Other Molecular Multianalyte Assays, was added in the Pathology and Laboratory section. Molecular Pathology Information on the AMA CPT Website To assist users in...

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