CMS changes its mind, reinstating Albuterol HCPCS codes this April
In a move sure to surprise some coders and exasperate others, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it will reinstate four recently deleted HCPCS codes for Albuterol and Levalbuterol.New codes: According to the latest HCPCS quarterly release, you'll find 15 updates that take effect Apr. 1.
Five of these are additions to the HCPCS code set:
• K0672 -- Addition to lower extremity orthosis, removable soft interface, replacement only
• Q4096 -- Injection, Von Willebrand factor complex
• Q4097 -- Injection, immune globulin (Privigen)...
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