tci Part B Insider - 2010 Issue 17

DISCARDED DRUGS: CMS: Document Discarded Drugs

But, not all payers want modifier JW appended. CMS allows you to bill for discarded portions of drug vials -- but wants to ensure that you document properly in these situations. That's the word from CMS transmittal 1962, released on April 30, which discusses drugs that are left over in vials after treating patients. The policy, applicable to singleuse vials, tells you that if you "must discard the remainder of a single use vial or other single use package after administering a dose/quantity of the drug or biological to a Medicare patient, the program covers the amount of drug...

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