New Waived Tests Have Retroactive Effective Dates

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently notified contractors of 11 new tests approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as waived tests under Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA). Effective Oct. 1, 2012, appropriately certified facilities may be reimbursed for the following 11 new waived tests: CPT® Code Effective... Read more »