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Smoking Cessation Counseling:

Count on CWF for Beneficiary Coverage on April 1

Published on Thu Jan 19, 2006

Provider access will simplify dealing with frequency limitations

Beginning April 1, 2006, you-ll be able to use the common working file (CWF) to look up the number of smoking and tobacco-use cessation counseling sessions your Medicare patient has had.

Why this is important: Medicare has a frequency of service limitations edit on these counseling sessions for dates of service on or after Oct. 1, 2005. By looking up the number of sessions, you-ll be able to determine the beneficiary's available coverage for the service.

Find out more from Medlearn Matters at www.cms.hhs.gov/MedlearnMattersArticles/downloads/MM4104.pdf.
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