Molecular Dx Labs’ Concerns Shift To Coverage Issues With Release Of Interim Medicare Payment Amounts
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Now that CMS has posted the interim payment amounts for more than 100 new molecular pathology codes, industry is concerned whether the tests will be covered at all.
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