BC Advantage - 2020 Issue 9

CMS to Require Positive COVID-19 Test Results for 20-Percent Medicare Add-on Payment

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story was published Aug. 1, 2020 on RACmonitor and is being published here today on ICD10monitor and BC Advantage Magazine, given its importance and timeliness.The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) started rolling out post-payment audits again, as of Aug. 3, but now - after finding inconsistencies in the accuracy of some COVID-19 tests, and considering the fact that CMS has been paying an additional 20 percent to providers and facilities "treating patients with COVID or testing for COVID" - the agency has enacted a new mandate to qualify for the increased reimbursement.Starting...

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