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ADDRESS
Sanford Laboratories
PO Box 5056
Sioux Falls, SD 57117-5056
PHONE
605-328-5464
800-522-2561
FAX
605-328-5434
E-MAIL
E-mail Sanford Laboratories
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June 22, 2007
Guidebook Revisions 6-2007
Choose the GUIDEBOOK letter below.
April 13, 2007
Guidebook Update #3 April 2007
The second quarter updates to Sanford Laboratories GUIDEBOOK of Covered Signs, Symptoms, Diagnoses, & ICD-9-CM Codes (pink cover)are listed below:
- Occult Blood/Feces, Screening - Effective April 1, 2007
- Urinalysis - Effective April 15, 2007
- Vitamin B-12 - Effective April 15, 2007
The three test affected by the updates are italicized in the "Table of Contents." Updates to the policies are asterisked (*) for easy recognition
February 2, 2007
Guidebook Update #2 1-26-2007
Two new tests now have LCDs - Allergy Testing and Genetic Testing and an updated version of Folic Acid are included.
Please see the letter below.
December 12, 2006
LCD Updates Effective December 1, 2006
Tests with LCD updates are:
- Cytogenetic Studies
- Flow Cytometry
- Folic Acid, Serum
- Helicobacter pylori Ttesting
- Magnesium, Serum
- Sedimentation Rate, Erythrocyte
- Urinalysis
- Vitamin B-12 (Cyanocobalamin), Serum
December 12, 2006
NCD Updates Effective January 1, 2007
Tests included are:
- HIV Testing, Diagnosis
- Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG), Quantitative
- Occult Blood / Feces, Diagnostic
- Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT)
- Prothrombin Time
- Thyroid Testing
- Urine Bacterial Culture
***Range corrections for Gamma Glutamyltransferase(GGT) are bolded on pages 4-5.
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