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POSTED: July 31st, 2020
POSTED IN: EM Pulse - The Official Newsletter of MOCEP, July/August 2020,
On July 30, CMS and the CDC announced they will begin paying physicians to counsel patients at the time of COVID-19 testing about the importance of self-isolation after they are tested and prior to the onset of symptoms.
CMS will use existing E&M payment codes to reimburse physicians who are eligible to bill CMS for counseling services no matter where a test is administered, including doctor’s offices, urgent care clinics, hospitals and community drive-thru or pharmacy testing sites.
The counseling checklist and additional information is available at https://www.cms.gov/files/document/counseling-checklist.pdf.