Laboratory Question for the Week of October 30, 2017

Question:

Do you know what the payment rate would be for CPT^® codes 85025 (CBC) and 80061 (lipid panel) under the new proposed CLFS?

Answer:

Here are the preliminary rates that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) posted several weeks ago:

Codes	Descriptions	2017 NLAs	2018 Payment with Cap	2019 Payment with Cap	2020 Payment with Cap
85025	Blood count; complete (CBC), automated and automated differential WBC count	$10.66	$9.59	$8.63	$7.77
80061	Lipid panel	$0.00	$11.23	$11.23	$11.23

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