PROFICIENCY TESTING PT REFERRAL - CMS
This does not apply to cytology PT. What is proficiency testing? Proficiency testing, or PT, is the testing of unknown samples sent to a laboratory by an . HHS-approved PT program. Most sets of PT samples are sent to participating laboratories ... patient’s specimen (never split a PT sample) with another laboratory that offers the same test(s ...
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