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Laboratory Specimen Collection Travel Allowance Billing to the Tenth of a Mile

The purpose of this Change Request (CR) is to instruct Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) to update their claims processing systems to allow the billing, acceptance, and adjudication of claims submitted with Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) code P9603 calculated to the tenth of a mile.

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Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Issue Date: September 11, 2025

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