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13 New Digital Pathology Codes

July 1, 2022

On July 1st, the AMA published 13 new CPT digital pathology codes for 2023. The new codes will help pathologists, pathology practices, and laboratories providing digitization procedures to accurately report these services.

  • Name: Category III – Digital Pathology
  • Add-on New Codes: 0751T – 0763T
  • Description: Accepted addition of add-on codes to report additional clinical staff work and service requirements associated with digitizing glass microscope slides for primary diagnosis; and addition of a new heading in the Category III section and guidelines to define digital pathology digitization procedures.
  • Effective Date: January 2023

Visit the American Medical Association for additional information on the new CPT codes.

Source: https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/may-2022-cpt-summary-panel-actions.pdf

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