Reminder – Medicare Provides Coverage of Diabetes Screening Tests
This article conveys no new policy information. This article serves as a reminder to health care professionals and their staff that Medicare pays for diabetes screening tests. To ensure proper reimbursement for these screening tests the correct procedure and diagnosis codes and modifier (when appropriate) must be used when filing claims.
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Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: June 17, 2008
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