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HCPCS Code for Physician review, interpretation, and patient management of home INR testing for patient with either mechanical heart valve(s), chronic atrial fibrillation, or venous thromboembolism who meets Medicare coverage criteria; testing not occurring more frequently than once a week; billing units of service include 4 tests G0250

HCPCS code G0250 for Physician review, interpretation, and patient management of home INR testing for patient with either mechanical heart valve(s), chronic atrial fibrillation, or venous thromboembolism who meets Medicare coverage criteria; testing not occurring more frequently than once a week; billing units of service include 4 tests as maintained by CMS falls under Miscellaneous Diagnostic and Therapeutic Services .

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Physician review, interpretation, and patient management of home INR testing for patient with either mechanical heart valve(s), chronic atrial fibrillation, or venous thromboembolism who meets Medicare coverage criteria; testing not occurring more frequently than once a week; billing units of service include 4 tests

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Does Medicare have new guidelines for G0250 Prothrombin Time (INR) Monitor for Home Anticoagulation Management
Please let me know if you have a response to this as G0250 stopped paying in Oct 2019 for our office as well and we are billing dx I48.20. thanks, I will let you know if I find out anything as well... [ Read More ]
Who Can Bill for G0250
I'm looking for documentation on who can bill for G0250 - Phys review, interp and pt mgt of home INR testing for patient with either mechanical heart valve(s), chronic afib , or venous thromboembolism... [ Read More ]
Does Medicare have new guidelines for G0250 Prothrombin Time (INR) Monitor for Home Anticoagulation Management
Since the update of the ICD 10 in October 2019 Medicare had denied the code G0250 for Afib. code I48.20. This was covered before October with I48.2. I cannot find any NEW guidelines for this proced... [ Read More ]
HELP - INR Testing
[QUOTE="pamela_barker@hotmail.com, post: 461619, member: 331060"] I am having issues with INR billing. I have been doing Cardiology since the middle of May of this year. Here is my question: When d... [ Read More ]
HELP - INR Testing
I am having issues with INR billing. I have been doing Cardiology since the middle of May of this year. Here is my question: When do I bill G0250 versus 85610 for Medicare patients? I know it is ... [ Read More ]
INR monitoring
I tried to add an attachment of information I found on code G0250.... [ Read More ]
INR monitoring
Does G0250 need to be a face-to-face encounter. According to the CMS guidelines [url]https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/Transmittals/downloads/R1562CP.pdf[/url] it seems to me tha... [ Read More ]
INR G0250 denials
[b]INR billing[/b] Christy Neff, Did you figure out the reason for the denials? We are going to start billing for the INR and my understanding is we can bill G0250, one unit, for every 4 test every... [ Read More ]
INR Monitoring - 93793 & G250
Are the requirements the same for 93793 & G0250? For G0250 there has to be 4 lab result interpretation. Is that the same for 93793. Thanks... [ Read More ]
93793 regulations
@Sheenamb, any idea if the G0250 and the 97393 can be billed together?... [ Read More ]
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