CMS clarifies rules for U0005 COVID add-on payment
When CMS announced its intent to reduce payments for high-throughput COVID-19 tests next year while offering providers a path to be made whole if they met new turnaround time targets, several questions arose concerning how the agency intended to monitor its new...
CMS clarifies monetary penalties for failing to report COVID-19 results
As part of a new interim rule issued to clarify COVID-19 data reporting requirements, CMS also outlined the monetary penalties entities that fail to do so may face. As part of the Interim Final Rule published Aug. 24, CMS stated that any healthcare facility (including...
Coding and billing COVID-19: A step-by-step guide
As CMS and the AMA continue to develop new codes for performing and billing COVID-19 testing, we will work to update you with the latest information to ensure you’re being reimbursed properly during the ongoing public health emergency. RELATED: Covid Testing and...