COVID-19 coding: CMS adds to list of COVID-related services eligible for the CS modifier

Why This Topic Matters

It helps readers identify which Medicare-referenced service categories were newly included in the CS modifier update and understand the scope of the COVID-19 public health emergency-related billing policy discussed in the article.

Article Sections

1. Medicare update to CS modifier-eligible services

   Summarizes the update to Medicare’s list of services that may be associated with the CS modifier during the COVID-19 public health emergency. Provides the general context for the policy change and the effective timing referenced in the article.

2. New HCPCS codes added to the list

   Introduces the newly added HCPCS identifiers referenced in the Medicare update and places them in the broader service categories discussed by the article.

3. CPT online assessment services and deleted HCPCS replacements

   Describes the CPT identifiers referenced for online assessment services and notes their relationship to the previously used HCPCS identifiers mentioned in the article.

4. COVID-19 testing-related claims and public health emergency context

   Reviews the article’s broader discussion of COVID-19 testing-related services, the public health emergency timeframe, and the service settings referenced in connection with the CS modifier.