Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement
CMS Debuts Four New HCPCS Codes
Although you’re probably busy prepping for ICD-10 to take effect, another codeset is expanding and it’s important to take note. CMS introduced four new HCPCS codes recently, with varying effective dates, as stated below. Keep this list at hand when you’re reporting your next claims for drugs and biologicals:
CMS announced these codes in MLN Matters article MM9167, which also notes that the agency has updated the Medicare Claims Processing Manual regarding how you should report compounded drugs. “Beginning in July 2015, claims for compounded drugs should be submitted using a compounded drug, NOC HCPCS code,” the article says.
Resource: To read the complete article, visit www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNMattersArticles/Downloads/MM9167.pdf.
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