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Pay-per-view: Musculoskeletal and nervous system sections get new procedure, combination codes

APCs Insider, February 27, 2015

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As new and more effective treatment options are created and evaluated, AMA must update the CPT® Manual to add and revise codes that allow providers to accurately report the work they performed.
 
The 2015 updates include more than 500 changes, including more than 250 new codes that impact nearly every section. In the 2015 CPT Manual, only the integumentary and respiratory system sections remain unchanged.
 
Continue reading "Musculoskeletal and nervous system sections get new procedure, combination codes" on HCPro’s website. Subscribers to Briefings on APCs have free access to this article in the February issue.



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