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We note we proposed to delete HCPCS code G2012 for purposes of Medicare PFS payment policy, however, HCPCS code G2012 will continue to be included in the definition of primary care services used for purposes of assignment, consistent with how deleted CPT and HCPCS codes have been handled historically and to allow for consistency with calculating historical benchmarks

These values represent translational estimates only

All experiments were prepared as in the previous formalin model study

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