Radiology Coding Alert
Specialty Code 95 Is Effective April 1, 2011
Question: Maryland Subscriber Answer: The new specialty code will be 95 (Advanced diagnostic imaging accreditation). Those billing Medicare for the technical component of advanced diagnostic imaging services (CT, MRI, PET, and other specified services) will need to be accredited by Jan. 1, 2012, to continue billing Medicare for those services. You should be receiving letters from your Medicare carrier quarterly until July 2011 regarding accreditation requirements. You can learn more from MLN Matters article MM6912 (www.cms.gov/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/MM6912.pdf). You can learn about the new specialty code from MLN Matters article MM7175 (www.cms.gov/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/MM7175.pdf).
Radiology Coding Alert
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