Laboratory Question for the Week of February 20, 2017

Question:

For the new lab payments, what codes will we use to identify the new and existing ADLTs?

Answer:

Either the American Medical Association will create CPT codes or the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will create HCPCS level II codes. These will be used to identify new and existing advanced diagnostic laboratory tests (ADLTs) and clinical diagnostic laboratory tests (CDLTs)—those that are not ADLTs—that the Food & Drug Administration cleared or approved.

Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.

CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.

Laboratory Question for the Week of February 20, 2017

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