tci Part B Insider - 2014 Issue 2

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Part B practices will benefit from six new lab tests now classified as “CLIA-waived,” thanks to a Jan. 10 MLN Matters article on the topic. According to article MM8560, CMS will now consider the following tests CLIA-waved. You’ll have to append modifier QW (CLIA-waived test) to most of these codes, which include the following services, among others: G0434 (Drug screen, other than chromatographic…) for SCI International Inc. New Choice At Home Drug Test: Marijuana (Strip Format), the Alere iCup DX 14 (Cassette Dip Card format), the American Screening Corporation Discover Drug Test Cards, and the...

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