tci Part B Insider - 2008 Issue 12
PART B REVENUE BOOSTER: CMS Allows Expanded Payment forj At-Home Prothombin Time Tests
Nowpatients using warfarin for chronic atrial fibrillation or venous thromboembolism are coveredLast week, CMS opened the door to new payment rules governing prothombin time testing, and this time, the new rules expanded coverage, rather than restricting it.Medicare will now cover prothombin time international normalized ratio (INR) for patients using warfarin to treat chronic atrial fibrillation or venous thromboembolism. In the past, Medicare allowed home testing coverage only for beneficiaries with mechanical heart valves who took warfarin.Under the new policy, -the patient would have to first be anticoagulated for three months or longer before implementing home monitoring,-...
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