Initial CMS 2016 Lab Test Pricing Cuts Rates for Several Multi-Analyte Algorithm Assays

Sep 28, 2015

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NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services last week released preliminary pricing determinations for 2016 for a number of lab tests described by new CPT codes, as well as several multi-analyte algorithm-based assays (MAAA).

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