AMA CPT® Assistant - 2015 Issue 4 (April)

Definitive vs Presumptive: The "New" Qualitative/Quantitative Designation for Drug Identification and Testing (April 2015)

April 2015 pages 3-5 Definitive vs Presumptive: The "New" Qualitative/Quantitative Designation for Drug Identification and Testing Qualitative vs quantitative was the previous approach for drug identification and testing. However, given the advances in drug testing, the kinds of drugs now in need of testing, and the need for more specific differentiation of testing procedures according to the work that is done, a shift in focus has occurred. The new codes in the 2015 CPT code set allow for better differentiation and identification of the procedures is tested. The new coding system also encourages better notation of how much work...

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