tci Part B Insider - 2012 Issue 31

CPT 2013: Expect Additions to Molecular Pathology Codes As of Jan. 1

But payment remains a mystery. After last year's vast additions to the molecular pathology section of CPT, pathology coders were probably ready for a break from memorizing new procedure codes. But that won't happen in 2013, when even more mo-path codes make their way into the CPT manual. Get Up to Date on New Codes Rewind: CPT® 2012 added 101 new molecular pathology codes, but CMS declined to price the codes for CY 2012 due to "stakeholder debate whether Medicare should pay for the molecular pathology tests under the CLFS or the PFS," according to the agency. Now...

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