tci Part B Insider - 2011 Issue 39

Physician Note: CMS Adds 16 Lab Tests to CLIA-Waived Status

Keep a careful eye on your vaccination reimbursement this month.Part B practices will benefit from three new tests that you'll be able to report as "CLIA-waived," thanks to an Oct. 21 CMS transmittal on the matter. According to MLN Matters article 2321, CMS will now consider these tests CLIA-waived.You'll have to append Modifier QW (CLIA-waived test) to these codes, which include the following, among others:81003--Germaine Laboratories Inc. AimStrip Urine Analyzer and Mediwatch urinewatch Urine AnalyzerG0434--UCP Biosciences, Inc. Drug Screening Test Cups, Diagnostic Test Group Clarity Multiple Drug Screen Cups, and Jant Pharmacal Accutest Drug of Abuse...

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