tci Part B Insider - 2011 Issue 16

Physician Notes: CMS Adds Three Lab Tests to CLIA-Waived Status

Plus: Proving Services Unrelated To Terminal Dx May Get HarderPart B practices will benefit from three new tests that you'll be able to report as "CLIA-waived," thanks to an April 22 CMS transmittal on the matter. According to MLN Matters article MM7349, CMS will now consider these tests CLIA-waived.You'll have to append Modifier QW (CLIA-waived test) to these codes, which include the following:82274, G0328 " Polymedco Poly Stat OC-light FOB Test87804 " BTNX, Inc. Rapid Response Influenza A Test Cassette87804 " BTNX, Inc. Rapid Response Influenza B Test CassetteTo read the complete article, which has an implementation...

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