The fact sheet covers background information and coverage of clinical laboratory services and payment rates updated for 2011.
According to the report, the current covered preventive screening services for qualified Medicare beneficiaries include:
• Cardiovascular screening blood tests
• Screening Pap tests
• Colorectal cancer screening tests
• Prostate-specific antigen screening blood tests
• Diabetes screening tests
• HIV infection screening tests (with dates of service on or after Dec. 8, 2009)
The CLFS for 2011 is -1.75 percent. The Affordable Care Act re-instated reasonable cost payment for clinical lab tests when performed by hospitals with fewer than 50 beds in qualified rural areas as part of outpatient services for cost-reporting periods from July 1, 2010-June 30, 2011.
Read the AAPC report on CFLS fact sheet updates.
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