July 1, 2025, PLA Codes Are Coming Part 1
Bryan Nordley
May 30, 2025
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May is Women’s Health Month—a powerful reminder of the importance of prioritizing preventive care, especially when it comes to breast health. Mammography and breast-related coding
What impact do the recent CMS updates to the Conditions of Participation (CoP) and Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) have on emergency preparedness and cardiac care, particularly in hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals?
What guidance does the preamble to the microbiology subsection of CPT® provide regarding presumptive and definitive identification, and what procedures can laboratories continue to report separately in 2025?
What new payment policy is CMS implementing to support the use of domestically sourced Mo-99 in nuclear cardiology imaging?
When do we report 88360 as opposed to 88361?
Can you explain how CMS is addressing reimbursement for high-cost diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals used in nuclear cardiology?
What is needed if an ESRD patient is tested more than once a week?
How should I report the first and additional single-probe stain procedures when distinguishing between manual and computer-assisted methods?
What steps is CMS taking to improve access to high-cost specialty drugs, particularly for underserved populations served by Indian Health Service and tribal hospitals?
What are the intended use of codes 88355–88358?
CMS just finalized a policy to pay for non-opioid pain treatments. Why does this matter, especially for heart patients?
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