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Posting Date: 05/23/2019
Performance Standards
Performance Standards If providers are credentialing as an IDTF, then the performance standards shall be reviewed thoroughly before submitting a Medicare application. Refer to the IDTF Performance Standards and Attachment 2 beginning on page [...]
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Posting Date: 11/23/2021
Interpreting Physicians and Personnel (Technicians) Who Perform Tests
IDTF Billing Guide Interpreting Physicians and Personnel (Technicians) Who Perform Tests An IDTF may be either a mobile or stationary/fixed facility. Portable/Mobile Facility There are two types of mobile IDTFs. Each are large [...]
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Posting Date: 11/19/2021
Supervising Physicians
Supervising Physicians Supervision means the imaging is done under the physician’s overall control and direction and the licensed supervising physician is directly overseeing and ensuring the quality of medical care. An IDTF must have one or [...]
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Posting Date: 11/19/2021
Code Level Supervision
Code Level Supervision The supervision level required for diagnostic services is assigned by CMS. A list of diagnostic procedures and the supervision level required for each service is available in the CMS Medicare Physician Fee Schedule [...]
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Posting Date: 06/15/2021
Lung Cancer Screening
Lung Cancer Screening Early detection by screening is an important strategy for patients with a high risk for lung cancer. The LDCT is an additional preventive service benefit under the Medicare program. CMS established NCD for lung cancer [...]
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Posting Date: 05/14/2019
Claim Guidelines
Claim Guidelines The name and NPI of the referring/ordering provider must be in Items 17 and 17b of the CMS-1500 claim form or the EMC equivalent. An IDTF shall not be allowed to bill for any CPT or HCPCS codes that are solely therapeutic. [...]
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Posting Date: 10/24/2024
Frequently Asked Questions Have Been Reviewed and Updated
Frequently Asked Questions Have Been Reviewed and Updated We’ve reviewed and updated our educational FAQs. Visit our Help and FAQs page located within the Education section of our website. Topics available are: ASCA Appeals CAR T-cell [...]
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Posting Date: 10/24/2024
9/18/2024 Part B POE Advisory Group Meeting
9/18/2024 Part B POE Advisory Group Meeting Meeting Minutes Meeting Time: 10:00 a.m.‒12:00 p.m. ET Member Attendees: Elizabeth Aldrich, Dawson Ballard, Doris Barnes, Aurelia Barraco, Sheila Bembeneck, Madelon Berger, Todd Bergstrom, Louise [...]
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Posting Date: 10/24/2024
Notification of the 2025 Dollar Amount in Controversy Required to Sustain Appeal Rights for an Administrative Law Judge Hearing or Federal District Court Review
Notification of the 2025 Dollar Amount in Controversy Required to Sustain Appeal Rights for an Administrative Law Judge Hearing or Federal District Court Review The amount that must remain in controversy for ALJ hearing requests filed on or [...]
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Posting Date: 10/24/2024
MLN Connects® Newsletter: October 24, 2024
MLN Connects® Newsletter: October 24, 2024 News CMS Roundup (October 18, 2024) Rural Health Clinic & Federally Qualified Health Center: Final CY 2024 Payment Policies Claims, Pricers, & Codes Home Health Consolidated [...]
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