CodeMap® Compliance Briefing: July 30, 2020

Editor's Welcome: In previous CodeMap® Compliance Briefings, we discussed the coding and Medicare reimbursement for differing types of COVID-19 testing and related services. These codes and the associated rules continue to evolve, so today we will cover all applicable codes related to COVID-19 testing in one comprehensive briefing. In addition, we will examine the rules that pertain to CLIA waived testing and which practitioners may order COVID-19 testing. Going forward, we anticipate that the AMA and CMS will continue to create new procedure codes concerning the pandemic, in particular, PLA codes unique to individual laboratories and diagnostic manufacturers. We will continue to update our readers concerning these developments as well. As always, please send your questions, comments, or suggestio....

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