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CMS introduces modifier -L1 for lab tests in July quarterly I/OCE update

The July quarterly I/OCE update from CMS brought few new APCs or edit updates, but did deliver a new modifier. Debbie Mackaman, RHIA, CHCO, Jugna Shah, MPH, and Denise Williams, RN, CPC-H, explain how to use the modifier, as well as the impact of APC changes.

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