PHYSICIANS: Check To Make Sure The FDA Approved Your Test Kit For Home Use
One wrong digit could send your 83037 claims into the denial pile.Code 83037, introduced last year, is for home or office use. You can't report new hemoglobin A1C testing code 83037 if your physician tested your patients in the office.Some coders may be confused by this new code's descriptor: Hemoglobin glycosylated A1C by device cleared by FDA for home use. But the "home use" part just means that you need to make sure your doctor is using one of the devices the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved for use at home, say experts.Part B carrier...
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