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Dark Daily to present free webinar on
Z-Code application process

UnitedHealthcare is requiring, effective Aug. 1, that genetic test claims associated with about 250 CPT codes include a Z-Code issued by the MolDx Diagnostic Exchange (DEX) registry, operated by Palmetto GBA, a Medicare administrative contractor. To help clinical labs meet their needs for swift Z-Code registration of their genetic tests, the Dark Report and Dark Daily are presenting a free, 90-minute webinar titled “Essential Guide to Obtaining Z-Codes for Molecular and Genetic Tests” on Thursday, June 29, at 1 pm EDT. The keynote speaker is Gabriel Bien-Willner, MD, PhD, chief medical officer of Palmetto GBA and medical director of the Molecular Diagnostic Services Program (MolDx). He will provide an up-to-the-minute picture of the DEX MolDx Z-Code registry, including the application and documentation processes needed to register a molecular test and obtain a unique Z-Code for that test.

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Labs entering risky payment game in the new year

January 2015—This year will bring a host of regulatory, coding, billing, and payment changes that are going to challenge pathologists and laboratory administrators to move quickly or else face declining revenue and the grim specter of Medicare recovery audits. That was the somber consensus of three experts gathered for a December webinar hosted by The Dark Report.

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