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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.  
The clock is ticking on big changes to E/M office visit codes, and the smart play is to start preparing as soon as possible, the AMA suggested in a recent webinar. 
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.
 
As public health agencies intensify their response to the coronavirus outbreak, you can prepare your clinic or lab for testing with a new HCPCS code that CMS developed specifically to report lab tests for the 2019-Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).
 

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.

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