tci Part B Insider - 2007 Issue 36

Find Out How Waived Status Can Affect Your Bottom Line

Want to bill urinalysis? Read this firstWithout Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)-waived status, your practice is forbidden from performing many basic lab tests that could net some added reimbursement.Definition: CLIA-waived means that the physician is certified to conduct simple lab services in-house, says Sean M. Weiss, senior partner at The CMC Group in Atlanta. -If a provider's office does not have a CLIA certification or other lab certification, they are not able to provide the [waived] service or bill for it,- Weiss says.Interested? Practices that are interested in applying for a CLIA waiver can download the...

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