Proprietary Laboratory Analyses Technical Corrections (January 2018)

January 2018 page 6 Proprietary Laboratory Analyses Technical Corrections Several important technical revisions and corrections in the Pathology and Laboratory/Proprietary Laboratory Analyses (PLA) subsection of the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set took effect on January 1, 2018. These revisions and corrections, along with the latest published errata, are available free of charge on the American Medical Association (AMA) website at www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/errata-technical-corrections. PLA codes are used to report proprietary clinical laboratory analyses that may be offered by a single laboratory, or that may be licensed and/or marketed to multiple laboratories. Introductory guidelines to the PLA subsection...

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Article Overview

This article summarizes a January 2018 update to the CPT proprietary laboratory analyses material, including revised introductory guidance, a new identifying symbol for certain PLA entries, and other technical corrections published by the AMA. It is relevant to coding professionals, laboratory billing staff, and anyone tracking CPT PLA subsection changes and AMA-published errata.

Why This Topic Matters

The article highlights changes that affect how proprietary laboratory analyses are organized and referenced within CPT, making it important for maintaining accurate coding resources and staying aligned with AMA updates.

Article Sections

  1. January 2018 page 6

    A short update describing technical revisions and corrections to the CPT proprietary laboratory analyses material, along with references to supporting AMA resources and current PLA availability.

What You Will Learn

  • What categories of CPT PLA material were updated in January 2018
  • How the article frames the scope of the technical corrections and errata
  • Where the AMA directs readers for current PLA-related resources and updates
  • Which broad parts of the CPT PLA subsection were affected by the revisions

Who Should Read This

  • Medical coders
  • Pathology and laboratory billing professionals
  • Compliance staff
  • Coding educators
  • Revenue cycle teams

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