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Base on the new information on the CMS website do we still use the JW modifier for waste or do we bill for all units together. By reading it sound a little confusing but I could be reading in to it too much. Here is the reading I got from the CMS website:
(CMS encourages physicians to schedule patients in such a way that they can use drugs most efficiently. However, if a physician must discard the remainder of a vial or other package after administering it to a Medicare patient, the program covers the amount of drug discarded along with the amount administered. To submit a claim when a portion of the drug supplied is unused (discarded), include the total of both the unused and the used portion in the days/units field when reporting the dosage. )
(CMS encourages physicians to schedule patients in such a way that they can use drugs most efficiently. However, if a physician must discard the remainder of a vial or other package after administering it to a Medicare patient, the program covers the amount of drug discarded along with the amount administered. To submit a claim when a portion of the drug supplied is unused (discarded), include the total of both the unused and the used portion in the days/units field when reporting the dosage. )