tci Part B Insider - 2008 Issue 27

Reader Question: Medicare Considers Interpreter's Service 'Incidental'

T1013 won't fly with Part B payers Question: Which diagnosis code should I use with T1013 for using an interpreter? Answer: Medicare and most other payers do not separately reimburse interpretive services. Physicians are required to comply with-the 1964 Civil Rights Act, as amended; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; the Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1981; the Americans with Disabili-ties Act of 1990; and all other applicable federal and state laws that prohibit discrimination in the delivery of services on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, han-dicap/disability, or...

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