AMA CPT® Assistant - 2003 Issue 7 (July)

Overview of Changes to Pathology/Laboratory Section for 2003 (July 2003)

July 2003 pages 7-11 Coding Communication:Overview of Changes to Pathology/Laboratory Section for 2003 Laboratory technology is constantly evolving. In view of this fact, the pathology and laboratory section of CPT must be updated regularly to keep pace with current laboratory practice and methodology. In CPT 2003, changes occurred in the organ or disease oriented panels, chemistry, hematology and coagulation, immunology, transfusion medicine, microbiology, cytopathology, cytogenic studies, and other procedure subsections of the pathology and laboratory section. In addition, new Category III codes were added to describe new laboratory testing technology. Organ or Disease Oriented Panels Code 80090, TORCH antibody...

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