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Title
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12/31/2011
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2012 AMA CPT Code Changes
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12/30/2011
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December 2011 Client Letter
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12/24/2011
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December 24 2011 Immediate Action Update
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12/19/2011
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December 19 2011 Immediate Action Update
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12/6/2011
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December 2011 Immediate Action Update
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11/2/2011
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October 2011 Client Letter
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9/21/2011
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Immediate Action Update
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8/24/2011
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September 2011 Client Letter
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8/22/2011
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Immediate Action Update
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8/3/2011
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Immediate Action Update
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7/12/2011
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June/July 2011 Client Letter
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5/9/2011
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April 2011 Client Letter
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4/7/2011
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March 2011 Client Letter
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3/9/2011
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February 2011 Client Letter
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2/9/2011
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January 2011 Client Letter
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12/23/2010
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AMA Changes in CPT Coding, Effective January 1, 2011
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12/23/2010
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December 2010 Client Letter
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12/3/2010
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Effective January 3, 2011 Specialty Laboratories will discontinue providing Hemoccult® SENSA® (BeckmanCoulter, Inc.) test cards.
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12/2/2010
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November 2010 Client Letter
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10/31/2010
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October 2010 Client Letter
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10/5/2010
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September 2010 Client Letter
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8/31/2010
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August 2010 Client Letter
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8/3/2010
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July 2010 Client Letter
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6/30/2010
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June 2010 Client Letter
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5/27/2010
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May 2010 Client Letter
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4/29/2010
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April 2010 Client Letter
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3/29/2010
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March 2010 Client Letter
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2/26/2010
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February 2010 Client Letter
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1/28/2010
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January 2010 Client Letter
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12/23/2009
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December 2009 Client Letter
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11/30/2009
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November 2009 Client Letter
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11/3/2009
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October 2009 Client Letter
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9/30/2009
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September 2009 Client Letter
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7/30/2009
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July 2009 Client Letter
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7/1/2009
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June 2009 Client Letter
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5/27/2009
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May 2009 Client Letter
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4/28/2009
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April 2009 Client Letter
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3/27/2009
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March 2009 Client Letter
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2/27/2009
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February 2009 Client Letter
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1/30/2009
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January 2009 Client Letter
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11/26/2008
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November 2008 Client Letter
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10/30/2008
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October 2008 Client Letter
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10/6/2008
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September 2008 Client Letter
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9/8/2008
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September 2008 Client Letter - Cytogenetics
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8/27/2008
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August 2008 Client Letter
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7/22/2008
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July 2008 Client Letter
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6/12/2008
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June 2008 Client Letter
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5/26/2008
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May 2008 Client Letter
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4/25/2008
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April 2008 Client Letter
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3/27/2008
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March 2008 Client Letter
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2/20/2008
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February 2008 Client Letter
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1/29/2008
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January 2008 Client Letter
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12/31/2007
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December 2007 Client Letter
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11/27/2007
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November 2007 Test Change Letter
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10/24/2007
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November 2007 Client Letter
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10/3/2007
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October 2007 Test Change Letter
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10/3/2007
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October 2007 New Test Letter
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9/10/2007
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September 2007 Test Change Letter
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8/7/2007
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August 2007 Test Change Letter
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8/7/2007
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August 2007 New Test Letter
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7/3/2007
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July 2007 Test Change Letter
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7/3/2007
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July 2007 Test Change Letter, Spanish
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5/31/2007
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June 2007 New Test Letter
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5/31/2007
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Specialty Immunohistochemistry(IHC) Update
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5/31/2007
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Quest Diagnostics' Acquisition of AmeriPath/Specialty Completed
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5/25/2007
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May 2007 Test Change Letter
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5/9/2007
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May 2007 New Test Letter
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4/28/2007
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April 2007 Test Change Letter
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4/28/2007
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April 2007 Test Change Letter, Spanish
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3/28/2007
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March 2007 New Test Letter
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1/25/2007
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January 2007 New Test Letter
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1/25/2007
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January 2007 Test Change Letter
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1/25/2007
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January 2007 New Test Letter, Spanish
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1/25/2007
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January 2007 Test Change Letter, Spanish
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1/2/2007
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New from Specialty effective December 19, 2006 or as noted (Spanish)
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1/2/2007
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December test changes and discontinued tests
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1/2/2007
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New from Specialty effective December 19, 2006 or as noted
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1/2/2007
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December test changes and discontinued tests (Spanish)
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11/14/2006
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November test changes and discontinued tests
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10/31/2006
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New from Specialty effective October 25, 2006 or as noted
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10/31/2006
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New from Specialty effective October 25, 2006 or as noted (Spanish)
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10/5/2006
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New - HCV Liver Fibrosis GenotypR™
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9/25/2006
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September Test Changes
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9/25/2006
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September New Tests
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8/14/2006
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August New Test Letter
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7/14/2006
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Effective July 18th, 2006 Specialty Laboratories will offer an acclaimed Leukemia/Lymphoma Flow Cytometry Panel
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7/6/2006
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New from Specialty effective July 5 2006 or as noted
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6/1/2006
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New from Specialty effective June 1, 2006 or as noted
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5/4/2006
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New from Specialty effective April 18, 2006 or as noted
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5/4/2006
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New from Specialty effective April 18, 2006 or as noted (Spanish)
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3/14/2006
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New from Specialty effective March 21, 2006 or as noted
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3/14/2006
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CPT Code Changes
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2/13/2006
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New from Specialty effective February 14, 2006 or as noted
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1/31/2006
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Specialty/AmeriPath Merger Client Letter
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1/31/2006
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Specialty Laboratories Completes Merger with AmeriPath
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1/13/2006
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Effective Immediately—Discontinuation of Bio-Intact PTH
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12/13/2005
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New from Specialty effective December 13, 2005 or as noted (Spanish)
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12/13/2005
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New from Specialty effective December 13, 2005 or as noted
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12/13/2005
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2006 CPT Coding Change Recommendations (Spanish)
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12/5/2005
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2006 CPT Coding Change Recommendations
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11/28/2005
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Nichols Institute Diagnostics discontinuations
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11/10/2005
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New from Specialty effective November 15, 2005 or as noted
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10/5/2005
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Specialty Laboratories, Inc. has announced a merger with AmeriPath, Inc.
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10/5/2005
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New from Specialty effective October 5, 2005 or as noted
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8/15/2005
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New from Specialty effective August 16, 2005 or as noted (Spanish)
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8/9/2005
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New from Specialty effective August 16, 2005 or as noted
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7/22/2005
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Nichols Institute Diagnostics Tests Available from Specialty
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7/7/2005
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New from Specialty effective July 19, 2005 or as noted
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6/14/2005
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June 2005 Client Letter (Spanish)
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6/7/2005
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June 2005 Client Letter
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6/7/2005
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Heavy Metal (Lead) Supplemental Patient Information Form
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4/28/2005
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DataPassportMD Update
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4/28/2005
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April/May Client Letter
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4/28/2005
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Sendout Test Change Summary
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4/27/2005
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BD Vacutainer Tubes Study
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4/27/2005
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March/April 2005 Client Letter
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2/22/2005
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February/March 2005 Client Letter
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2/2/2005
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New from Specialty effective February 15, 2005 or as note (Spanish)
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1/28/2005
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New from Specialty effective February 15, 2005 or as noted
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12/15/2004
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New from Specialty effective December 14, 2004 or as noted (Spanish)
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12/15/2004
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2005 CPT Coding Change Recommendations (Spanish)
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12/15/2004
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Shipping Infectious Samples (Spanish)
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12/9/2004
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Shipping Infectious Samples
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12/9/2004
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New from Specialty effective December 14, 2004 or as noted
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12/8/2004
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2005 CPT Coding Change Recommendations
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11/22/2004
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Specialty Laboratories Update: SST Tubes
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10/14/2004
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New from Specialty effective October 26, 2004 or as noted
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9/29/2004
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Newly Available Neurology Assays from Specialty
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9/29/2004
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Neurology Test Changes at Specialty effective October 5, 2004
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9/16/2004
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New from Specialty effective September 28, 2004 or as noted (Spanish)
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9/10/2004
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New from Specialty effective September 28, 2004 or as noted
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8/6/2004
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New from Specialty effective August 24, 2004 or as noted
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8/6/2004
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New from Specialty effective August 24, 2004 or as noted (Spanish)
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8/6/2004
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Changes to Automated Chemistry Assays
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8/6/2004
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Changes to Automated Chemistry Assays (Spanish)
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7/22/2004
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6-MP Announcement
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7/13/2004
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New from Specialty effective July 20, 2004 or as noted (Spanish)
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7/2/2004
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New from Specialty effective July 20, 2004 or as noted
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6/15/2004
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New from Specialty effective June 15, 2004 or as noted (Spanish)
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6/15/2004
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New from Specialty effective June 15, 2004 or as noted
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6/11/2004
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Serum Separator Tubes
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5/20/2004
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Physician Alert Value (PAV)
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4/8/2004
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One-Step Draw and Delivery for HIV, HBV and HCV Viral Load Testing
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4/8/2004
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New from Specialty effective May 4, 2004 or as noted
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3/25/2004
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2004 CPT Coding Change Recommendations
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2/26/2004
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New from Specialty effective March 16, 2004 or as noted
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1/9/2004
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Allergy Testing ImmunoCAP™ Menu for Single Allergens and Mixes
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1/9/2004
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New from Specialty effective January 27, 2004 or as noted
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11/25/2003
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New from Specialty effective November 11, 2003 or as noted
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11/25/2003
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Enhancements to Specialty's Cystic Fibrosis GenotypR™ Assays
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10/14/2003
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HIPAA TRANSACTION STANDARDS ALERT
Standard Patient Information Required
For Professional Claims For Laboratory Services
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10/2/2003
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New from Specialty effective October 28, 2003 or as noted
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9/11/2003
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Enhancements to Specialty's HIV-1 GenotypR™ PLUS Assays
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8/25/2003
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West Nile Virus Antibody Testing
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8/12/2003
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New from Specialty effective September 16, 2003 or as noted
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7/30/2003
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Changes to HLA Testing effective August 13, 2003
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7/1/2003
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Enhancements to Specialty's HCV SubtypR® Assays
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6/25/2003
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New from Specialty effective August 5, 2003 or as noted
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5/21/2003
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New from Specialty effective June 3, 2003 or as noted
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4/23/2003
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Changes to Neuronal and Granulocyte Autoantibodies Tests (effective immediately)
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4/11/2003
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New from Specialty effective April 29 or as noted
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2/28/2003
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New from Specialty effective March 25, 2003 or as noted
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2/28/2003
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Public Health Reporting
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2/6/2003
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New Regulations Concerning the Shipment of Diagnostic Specimens
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2/5/2003
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Specimen Types for Chlamydia trachomatis and
Neisseria gonorrhoeae by APTIMA Combo 2 Assay
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2/4/2003
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2003 CPT Coding Change Recommendations
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2/1/2003
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Limited Coverage Tests - 2003 Medical Necessity Requirements
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1/6/2003
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HIPAA Business Associate Contracts With Specialty Laboratories
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1/6/2003
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HIPAA Privacy Rule (full text)
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5/16/2002
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Beryllium Sensitivity Testing from Specialty
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5/16/2002
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Beryllium Questions and Answers
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4/17/2002
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Book of Service Issues
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3/14/2002
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Tests Identified Most Frequently as QNS (quantity not sufficient)
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3/7/2002
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Executive Summary OUTREACH EXPRESS® (Order and Results)
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1/11/2002
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HCV RNA DetectR™ PLUS by TMA Questions and Answers
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8/3/2001
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Medicare Coverage Frequently Asked Questions
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