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Healthcare News: CMS creates new HCPCS Level II code for coronavirus diagnostic test
CMS announced on February 13 that it created a new HCPCS code U0001 to report laboratory testing for the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Medicare’s claims processing system will be able to accept this code on April 1 for dates of service on or after February 4.
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