General health panels submitted under CPT code 80050 are among the most expensive—and potentially most wasteful—diagnostic tests, according to a new study published in June by Avalon Healthcare Solutions in Tampa, Florida. These panels include a metabolic panel, complete blood count, and thyroid stimulating hormone level. Avalon reported that 80050 is likely a prime example of “panel […]
July 10, 2023, Intelligence: Late-Breaking Lab News
- By Scott Wallask
- > From the Volume XXX, No. 10 - July 10, 2023 Issue
- Tags: Avalon Healthcare, Becton Dickinson and Company, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Brittany Vaughn, CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CPT 80050, CPT® codes, HCV, hepatitis C virus, John Health System, laboratory benefit management, LBM, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Michel Roehrl MD PhD, Quest Diagnostics, QuidelOrtho, University Health Network, ValuMetrix
