AMA CPT® Assistant - 2014 Issue 3 (March)

Changes to the Musculoskeletal System Section for 2014 (March 2014)

March 2014 pages 4-7 Changes to the Musculoskeletal System Section for 2014 Notable changes were made to the musculoskeletal subsection of the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) 2014 code set. Introductory guidelines for the excision of subcutaneous soft tissue tumors, the radical resection of soft tissue tumors subsections of the Surgery/Musculoskeletal System section, and several of the excision of soft tissue and removal of elbow prosthetic component codes were editorially revised. In addition, three new codes were added for the removal of deep foreign bodies and prosthetic components of the shoulder, and new parentheticals were created throughout the musculoskeletal...

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