tci Part B Insider - 2011 Issue 8

Physician Notes: CMS Confirms Codes for 16 CLIA-Waived Lab Tests

Plus: President Obama proposes freezing physician pay rates for another two years.Part B practices will have 16 new tests that you'll be able to report as "CLIA-waived," thanks to a Feb. 11 CMS transmittal on the matter. According to MLN Matters article MM7266, 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:87880 -- BTNX, Inc. Strep A Rapid Test86308 -- Consult Diagnostics Mononucleosis Cassette (Whole Blood)82274 and G0328 -- BTNX, Inc. Rapid Response Fecal Immunochemical TestG0434 -- Amedica Biotech AmediCheck Instant Test...

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