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Clinical Laboratory Information
Resource for Medicare

Welcome to the Clinical Laboratory webpage for Suppliers and Providers. This webpage has been developed to incorporate information specific to Clinical Laboratories in a general area. We will continue to add information to this page as it becomes available, and hope to improve both functionality and formatting to make the page more user-friendly.

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Billing/Payment

Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule

Payment for New Clinical Laboratory Tests for 2005

Laboratory Public Meeting: Payment New Clinical Laboratory Tests (adobe pdf 28Kb) - Registration Closed

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)(Billing)- Medicare information on electronic transactions under HIPAA

Demonstrations

Demonstration Project For Competitive Acquisition of Clinical Laboratory Services

Policies/Regulations

Medicare Modernization Act

CMS-1266-N (adobe pdf 52Kb) - Medicare Program; Public Meeting in Calendar Year 2004 for New Clinical Laboratory Tests Payment Determinations (Published 5/28/04)

Negotiated Rulemaking: Coverage and Administrative Policies for Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Services

Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 16 - Laboratory Services

Quarterly Provider Update -- Clinical Diagnostic Laboratories Regulations Published This Quarter

CLIA: Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

  • CMS-0045-F - HIPAA Administrative Simplification: Standard Unique Health Identifier for Health Care Providers

Social Security Act: 1833(h)(1)(A)
Social Security Act: 1833(h)(5)(A)

Code of Federal Regulation Citations

Stark

Coding

National Correct Coding Edits

HCPCS Background Information

Coding & Payment Determinations for Clinical Laboratory Tests

ICD-9-CM Diagnosis and Surgical Codes

Alpha-Numeric HCPCS

Enrollment/Participation

Enrollment

Conditions of Participation

Coverage

Medicare Coverage Homepage

Medicare Coverage Database contains National Coverage Determination(NCDs), National Coverage Analyses(NCAs), and Local Medical Review Policy (LMRPs)

Medicare National Coverage Determinations Manual

Laboratory National Coverage Determinations (NCDs) Index:

Laboratory NCDs Notices and Instructions

Medicare Secondary Payer

Medicare Secondary Payer Manual

Medicare Coordination of Benefits

Program Integrity/Medical Review

Fighting Fraud and Abuse

Medicare Medical Review Program

Medicare Integrity Program

Education

Medicare Learning Network (Medlearn): using the Internet as a learning resource

Medlearn Matters...Information for Medicare Providers -- Articles are designed to help providers understand new or changed Medicare policy.

Medicare Learning Network Publications

Frequently Asked Questions

CMS Manuals and Transmittals

CMS Online Manual
This page includes links to the CMS Manual System (Internet-Only Manuals), Paper-Based Manuals, Program Transmittals and Program Memoranda.

Medicare National Coverage Determinations Manual

Contacts

Contact Your Carrier/FI
via Toll-Free Numbers and Websites -- A listing of the new toll free numbers that CMS has installed at Medicare contractor sites

CMS Regional Office Contacts

How to Stay Informed

The CMS Quarterly Provider Update

Open Door Forum: ESRD and Clinical Laboratories

Press Releases: CMS Media Release Search



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Last Modified on Wednesday, October 06, 2004