October 2020

2020 third-quarter CPT code updates

Pathology and laboratory
Proprietary laboratory analysis codes

Code	Change	Coverage comments	Effective date
0203U	Added	Not covered	Oct. 1, 2020
0204U	Added	Not covered	Oct. 1, 2020
0205U	Added	Not covered	Oct. 1, 2020
0206U	Added	Not covered	Oct. 1, 2020
0207U	Added	Not covered	Oct. 1, 2020
0208U	Added	Covered	Oct. 1, 2020
0209U	Added	Not covered	Oct. 1, 2020
0210U	Added	Not covered	Oct. 1, 2020
0211U	Added	Not covered	Oct. 1, 2020
0212U	Added	Not covered	Oct. 1, 2020
0213U	Added	Not covered	Oct. 1, 2020
0214U	Added	Not covered	Oct. 1, 2020
0215U	Added	Not covered	Oct. 1, 2020
0216U	Added	Not covered	Oct. 1, 2020
0217U	Added	Not covered	Oct. 1, 2020
0218U	Added	Not covered	Oct. 1, 2020
0219U	Added	Not covered	Oct. 1, 2020
0220U	Added	Not covered	Oct. 1, 2020
0221U	Added	Not covered	Oct. 1, 2020
0222U	Added	Not covered	Oct. 1, 2020

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