AMA CPT® Assistant - 2006 Issue 10 (October)

Coding Clarification: Pathology and Laboratory--Chemistry (October 2006)

October 2006 page 15 Pathology and Laboratory-Chemistry, 83037 (Q&A) The following is provided in response to a previously published article titled Changes to Pathology and Laboratory-Part I from the February 2006 CPT Assistant (page 7) and CPT Changes 2006: An Insider's View (page 188). The following excerpt is followed by a question and answer that clarifies the previously published discussion of code 83037, Hemoglobin; glycosylated (A1C) by device cleared by FDA for home use. CPT code 83036, Hemoglobin; glycosylated (A1C), was revised to replace the word "glycated" with "glycosylated (A1C)" to better reflect current nomenclature. CPT code 83037...

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