AMA grants new CPT code for Masimo's SpHb measurement

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Dec 30 2009

Masimo, the inventor of Pulse CO-Oximetry(TM) and Measure-Through Motion and Low-Perfusion pulse oximetry, announced today that the American Medical Association has granted a new Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code, 88738, for Masimo's noninvasive hemoglobin (SpHb) measurement. Medicare has priced the CPT code at $7.19 on the 2010 Medicare Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule, effective January 1, 2010. The new CPT code and pricing will allow healthcare providers to bill and receive payment when testing eligible patients.

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Tags: Co-oximetry, Healthcare, Hemoglobin, Laboratory, Medicare

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