Case: CMS revoked an Arizona lab’s CLIA certification in 2000. Three unsuccessful appeals and one failed petition to the U.S. Supreme Court later—eight years in total—the seven CLIA deficiencies, … [Read more...]
Labs In Court
A roundup of recent cases and enforcement actions involving the diagnostics industry
July 2, 2020
CMS
Reimbursement of COVID-19 Testing: Private Payors
May 2, 2020
COVID-19 relief legislation, i.e., the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) require payors to cover COVID-19 testing without … [Read more...]
CMS
Reimbursement of COVID-19 Testing: Medicare
May 2, 2020
How about some good news for a change? On April 15, CMS announced that it was increasing reimbursements for high-throughput SARS-CoV-2 lab tests. Here are the three key takeaways. Which Tests … [Read more...]
Top of the News: CMS Issues New Guidance for Laboratories Performing Coronavirus Testing
April 22, 2020
On Feb. 4, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted emergency use authorization (EUA) clearance for the first test approved in the US for detecting the novel coronavirus. Developed by the US … [Read more...]
Billing & Coding
New HCPCS Codes for COVID-19 Specimen Collection
April 16, 2020
CMS has established two new Level II HCPCS codes for COVID-19 specimen collection: G2023 - Specimen collection for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (Coronavirus … [Read more...]
