Part B Insider (Multispecialty) Coding Alert
CMS Confirms Codes for 16 CLIA-Waived Lab Tests
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Plus: President Obama proposes freezing physician pay rates for another two years. Part B practices will have 16 new tests that you'll be able to report as "CLIA-waived," thanks to a Feb. 11 CMS transmittal on the matter. According to MLN Matters article MM7266, 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, among others: To read the complete list of new CLIA-waived tests, visit www.cms.gov/MLNMattersArticles/Downloads/MM7266.pdf.
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