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AHA Coding Clinic® for HCPCS - 2006 Issue 1; FOR your INFORMATION
Corrections for the April 2006 update
The following table lists changes made in the January 2006 OPPS OCE and Addendum B that will be implemented in the April 2006 update:
Deletions, additions, and reactivations
HCPCSActionEffective dateShort descriptorG8054
Added
01/01/06
Falls assess not docum 12 mo
E0590
Deleted
01/01/06
Dispensing fee DME neb drug
G0252
Reactivated
04/01/05
PET imaging initial dx
E1239
Reactivated
01/01/06
Ped power wheelchair nos
Short descriptor changes
HCPCSOld short descriptorNew short descriptorJ7640
Formorterol injection
Formoterol injection
G8019
Diabetic pt w/LDL>100mg/dl
Diabetic pt w/LDL>=100mg/dl
G8020
Diab pt w/LDL=100mg>
Diab pt w/LDL<100mg dl="" td="">
G8023
DM pt w BP>140/80
DM...
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