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Go to G0472 for Reporting Hepatitis C Screening

Published on Mon Dec 15, 2014

Question: Our GI just saw a Medicare patient and advised her to undertake a hepatitis C screening test. Does Medicare recognize the screening? What ICD-9 and ICD-10 codes can I report for hepatitis screening testing?  Arkansas Subscriber Answer: Yes. According to Medicare, hepatitis screening is proven and medically necessary for one-time screening for HCV infection for adults born during 1945-1965, whether or [...]
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