Laboratory Question for the Week of June 10, 2019
How does the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (EKRA) define labs?
How does the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (EKRA) define labs?
What penalties are included in the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act of (EKRA)?
What guidance does the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services provide for tests on live tissue date of service (DOS)?
How many new waived tests will be effective in July 2019?
Did any codes receive new status indicators (SI) in the April 2019 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS)?
I have heard that the FDA will begin to regulate lab-developed tests (LDTs). Can you provide any information about this?
What are the four new PLA codes released in April 2019?
Has CMS added any diagnosis code lately to the list of codes covered by Medicare for the thyroid testing national coverage determination (NCD)?
Can modifier 59 be assigned to both column-one and column-two codes listed in the procedure-to-procedure edits?
What code would I report if a complete blood count (CBC) was ordered with no mention of a differential?
Did the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently eliminate a modifier used for laboratory tests?
When would codes 88000–88099 be reported?
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