Part B Insider (Multispecialty) Coding Alert
CMS Assigns 'CLIA-Waived' Status to 5 Additional Lab Tests
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According to Transmittal 1652, CMS will now consider these five tests CLIA-waived effective last week (Jan. 1). You'll have to append modifier QW (CLIA-waived test) to these codes, which include the following:
• 83036-QW -- DCA Vantage analyzer
• 81003-QW -- OneStepPlus urine analyzer
• 82274-QW/G0328QW -- Fecal occult blood tests
• 80101-QW -- Home check multiple drug cup test
• 83986-QW -- VA-SENSE kit.
To read the full list of CLIA-waived tests, visit the CMS Web site at www.cms.hhs.gov/transmittals/downloads/R1652CP.pdf.
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