tci Part B Insider - 2012 Issue 26

Physician Note: CMS Grants 'CLIA-Waived' Status to 11 Additional Lab Tests

Plus: Don't count on ICD-11 transition.Part B practices will benefit from 11 additional tests now classified as \"CLIA-waived,\" thanks to a July 20 CMS article on this topic.According to MLN Matters article MM7868, CMS will consider the following tests CLIA-waived. You'll have to append modifier QW (CLIA-waived test) to these codes, which include the following, among others:G0434--Wondfo Oxycodone urine test (Dip card format)87880--McKesson Strep A Test -- Dipstick86318--McKesson H. pylori Test (whole blood)87804--Sofia analyzer and influenza A+B FIA (for user with nasal swabs and nasopharyngeal swabs)85610--AlereINRatio2 PT/INR home monitoring system (prescription home use)83986--Dale Medical Products, Inc...

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