Clarification of the Billing of Immunosuppressive Drugs
Physician Practice Insider, September 18, 2017
On September 1, CMS published MLN Matters 10235 to supplement CMS Medicare Claims Processing Transmittal 3856, which updates the manual to remove a double negative statement in order to provide clear instruction on the billing of immunosuppressive drugs. The transmittal was also published September 1.
Effective date: October 2, 2017
Implementation dates: October 2, 2017
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