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On March 13, CMS posted a fact sheet to the cms.gov website to aid Medicare providers, billers and coders with information relating to the pricing of both the CDC and non-CDC coronavirus (COVID-19) tests.  
In a swift call to action, CMS has introduced a second HCPCS novel coronavirus lab test code for you to add to revenue billing cycles and released three fact sheets that spell out public and private health care insurance coverage policies.

If the news that Medicare will cover acupuncture for chronic low back pain piqued your interest, review the guidelines for dry needling and acupuncture codes.

 
What do modifiers 25, 57 and 59 have in common? Yes, they do all contain the number five. But they also could trigger a prepayment review by Anthem BlueCross BlueShield plans as early as Sept. 1.
 
Heads up if your practice reports consults to UnitedHealthcare’s commercial policy: the payer will start to phase out coverage of codes 99241-99255 on June 1.

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