Screening for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection
Guidance for Transmittal 1918, dated February 19, 2010, is rescinded and replaced with Transmittal 1935, dated March 23, 2010. The changes are: (1) changed the NOS code from 99199 to 87999, (2) checked carrier for Business Requirements (BRs) 6786.4 and 6786.4.1, (3) deleted reference to CWF edits for V69.8 in BR 6786.7, and (4) added a note in BR 6786.7.1 to make CWF edits overridable. All other information remains the same.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: February 19, 2010
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