LCD Reference Article Billing and Coding Article

Billing and Coding: In Vitro Chemosensitivity & Chemoresistance Assays

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Article Title
Billing and Coding: In Vitro Chemosensitivity & Chemoresistance Assays
Article Type
Billing and Coding
Original Effective Date
10/01/2018
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01/01/2023
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CMS National Coverage Policy

Title XVIII of the Social Security Act, §1833(e), prohibits Medicare payment for any claim lacking the necessary documentation to process the claim.

CMS Internet-Only Manual, Pub. 100-02, Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15, §80, Requirements for Diagnostic X-Ray, Diagnostic Laboratory, and Other Diagnostic Tests.

CMS Internet-Only Manual, Pub. 100-02, Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, Chapter 15, §80.1, Clinical Laboratory Services.

CMS Internet-Only Manual, Pub. 100-04, Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 16, §50.5 Jurisdiction of Laboratory Claims, §60.1.2 Independent Laboratory Specimen Drawing, §60.2. Travel Allowance

CMS Internet-Only Manual, Pub. 100-04, Medicare Claims Processing Manual, Chapter 23, §10 Reporting ICD Diagnosis and Procedure Codes

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The information in this article contains billing, coding or other guidelines that complement the Local Coverage Determination (LCD) for In Vitro Chemosensitivity & Chemoresistance Assays L37628.

To receive a CSRA denial, please submit the following claim information:

  • CPT® code
  • An Advance Beneficiary Notice (ABN) is not required for statutorily excluded services
    • For a voluntary issued ABN, append with GX modifier
    • To indicate a statutorily excluded service, append with a GY modifier

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GX NOTICE OF LIABILITY ISSUED, VOLUNTARY UNDER PAYER POLICY
GY ITEM OR SERVICE STATUTORILY EXCLUDED, DOES NOT MEET THE DEFINITION OF ANY MEDICARE BENEFIT OR, FOR NON-MEDICARE INSURERS, IS NOT A CONTRACT BENEFIT
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Revision History Information

Revision History Date Revision History Number Revision History Explanation
01/01/2023 R5

Updated to indicate this article is an LCD reference Article.

01/01/2023 R4

Effective 1/1/2023, with the Annual HCPCS/CPT Updates, the descriptions of CPT codes 84999 and 89240 have been changed.

01/01/2020 R3

Under Article Text revised the first bullet point to read “CPT® code” and removed 84999 & 89240 because they are in the CPT/HCPCS Codes section and to be consistent with other contractors. Under CPT/HCPCS Codes Group 1: Codes added 0083U and 0564T. The addition of 0564T is due to the 2020 Annual CPT/HCPCS Code Update and is effective on January 1, 2020.

12/01/2019 R2

12/01/2019: This article is being revised in order to adhere to CMS requirements per chapter 13, section 13.5.1 of the Program Integrity Manual, to remove all coding from LCDs and incorporate into related Billing and Coding Articles.

Regulations regarding billing and coding were removed from the CMS National Coverage Policy section of the related In Vitro Chemosensitivity & Chemoresistance Assays L37628 LCD and placed in this article.

Under CPT/HCPCS Modifiers Group 1: Codes added modifiers GX and GY.

12/01/2019 R1

12/1/19-Converted original article into a Billing and Coding article.

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Associated Documents

Medicare BPM Ch 15.50.2 SAD Determinations
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