HCPro, JustCoding Outpatient - 2020 Issue 14 (April)

Navigating April OPPS updates: HCPCS coding for PLA services, COVID-19 testing

April 7th, 2020

In its April update to the OPPS, CMS made effective new Proprietary Laboratory Analysis (PLA) codes for biochemical assays and billing codes for novel coronavirus (COVID-19) laboratory tests. Hospital coders should review these updates to ensure that they are selecting the most specific codes for these services.

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