This week’s Medicare updates include the release of the October 2016 Medicare Quarterly Provider Compliance Newsletter; OIG reports on Medicare payments for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests; Reform of Requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities; and more!
Platinum subscribers can access this article, regarding CMS’ proposal to align its conditional packaging logic with how it applies packaging to labs, while also proposing to delete the much-maligned modifier -L1 for separately payable laboratory tests in 2017.
Ensure that bedside procedures are billed appropriately. The handbook includes a sample policy with explanations and step-by-step instructions, as well as a clear explanation of Medicare's complex rules governing separate charges for bedside procedures.
Advisory Board
Kimberly Anderwood Hoy Baker, JD Director of Medicare and Compliance
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