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AMA Meetings Tackle Practice Expense, Code Description Changes & More

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The ACR representatives to the AMA RUC committee include Timothy Laing, MD, Eileen Moynihan, MD, Deborah Desir, MD and Fredrica Smith, MD. For the AMA CPT Editorial Committee, the ACR representatives include Dr. Laing and Joseph Huffstutter, MD.

For questions or additional information on RVUs or the CPT coding process, contact ACR staff liaison Antanya Chung.

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