Part B Insider (Multispecialty) Coding Alert
CMS Grants 'CLIA-Waived' Status to 11 Additional Lab Tests
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Plus: Don't count on ICD-11 transition. Part B practices will benefit from 11 additional tests now classified as "CLIA-waived," thanks to a July 20 CMS article on this topic. According to MLN Matters article MM7868, CMS will consider the following tests CLIA-waived. You'll have to append modifier QW (CLIA-waived test) to these codes, which include the following, among others: To read the complete CMS transmittal on the new CLIA-waived tests, visit the CMS Web site at www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNMattersArticles/Downloads/MM7868.pdf
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