CMS has posted the preliminary 2019 Medicare clinical laboratory fee schedule (CLFS) payment determinations for new and reconsidered clinical lab test codes. For each code, CMS announces whether it intends to use crosswalking or gapfilling to establish the payment rate, along with the agency’s rationale for the decision. CMS will accept public comments on these preliminary determinations through October 22, 2018.
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