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CPT Knowledgebase - Jun 15, 2015
Please clarify the use of CPT code 99000 (REVISED IN 2013), Handling and/or conveyance of specimen for transfer from the physician's office to a laboratory, when the clinic physician obtains the specimen and the clinic staff prepares, packages, labels, and places it in a designated area in the clinic for laboratory staff to pick up for processing. Is it appropriate for the clinic to report code 99000 for this service?
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