A look at the current reimbursement environment for continuous glucose monitoring (CGM): Understanding the fundamentals

Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 681-684

  Telgener, Patty Curoe ^a   Lowe, Serena ^b  

^a Global Therapy Access   (United States)

^b ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Coding; Continuous glucose monitoring; Coverage; CPT; HCPCS; Reimbursement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887228557     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19322968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/193229680800200419     Document Type: Article

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