Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement

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CMS Debuts Four New HCPCS Codes

Although you’re probably busy prepping for ICD-10 to take effect, another codeset is expanding and it’s important to take note. CMS introduced four new HCPCS codes recently, with varying effective dates, as stated below. Keep this list at hand when you’re reporting your next claims for drugs and biologicals: Q5101—Injection, Filgrastim (G-CSF), Biosimilar, 1 microgram. Effective March 6, 2015 Q9976—Injection, [...]
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