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Pathology Billing Restrictions Updated

May 3, 2010

Effective for dates of service on or after May 1, 2010, the ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes for certain pathology services have been updated to reflect the highest specificity.

Previous ICD-9-CM Code(s)

New ICD-9-CM Code(s)

V70

Code deleted

V72.1

V72.11, V72.12 and V72.19

795.0

795.00

070.20 – 070.9

070.20 – 070.23

150.00

150.0

570.00

570

635

635.00

637.9

637.92

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