CPT® 2016: Preview Your Code Changes for Lab and Pathology With These 5 Highlights

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Article Overview

This article summarizes notable CPT 2016 changes relevant to lab and pathology practices. It covers new and revised panel services, molecular pathology and genomic assay updates, infectious organism testing revisions, and immunofluorescence code restructuring. The piece is aimed at pathology, laboratory, and medical coding professionals who need a high-level view of upcoming code set changes before year-start implementation.

Why This Topic Matters

It helps laboratory and pathology stakeholders understand which areas of CPT are changing for the upcoming year and where to look for deeper review in the full publication.

Article Sections

  1. Greet New OB Panel Code

    Introduces a new obstetric panel option and discusses the surrounding lab testing update in the 2016 CPT release.

  2. Anticipate Molecular Code Changes — But Wait for Payment News

    Summarizes updates in molecular pathology, including new Tier 1 additions and revisions within Tier 2 services.

  3. Look for Genomic and MAAA Update, Too

    Covers revised genomic sequencing and multianalyte assay sections, including newly added panel and assay categories.

  4. Update Infectious Organism Codes

    Reviews CPT revisions affecting infectious agent antigen detection, influenza-related testing, and hepatitis A antibody wording.

  5. Renovate Immunofluorescence Coding

    Describes the restructuring of immunofluorescence reporting for tissue and cellular specimens in the 2016 code set.

What You Will Learn

  • Which broad laboratory and pathology sections are changing in CPT 2016
  • How the article groups updates across obstetric, molecular, genomic, infectious disease, and immunofluorescence services
  • What kinds of code changes are previewed for laboratory practices before the new year
  • Which service categories are receiving new, revised, or deleted entries

Who Should Read This

  • Pathology coders
  • Laboratory coders
  • Medical coding professionals
  • Pathology/lab practice administrators
  • Revenue cycle staff supporting lab services

Codes Discussed

Code Ranges Discussed

Modifiers Discussed


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