AMA updates CPT codes for new technology and drugs in 2014
Briefings on APCs, April 1, 2014
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While many of the code changes in the 2014 CPT® Manual surgical sections involve bundling together common procedures, the major changes in the Radiology and Laboratory sections involve updates for newly recognized technologies and drugs.
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