CMS: Medicare Program; Prior Authorization Process for Certain Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Items; Update to the Master List of Items Frequently Subject to Unnecessary Utilization

Notice from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services adding four codes to the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding Systems (HCPCS) Master List of Items Frequently Subject to Unnecessary Utilization that could potentially be subject to prior authorization as a condition of payment. The rule is effective on May 22, 2019.

Source: Federal Register updates via the Rural Assistance Center - April 22, 2019 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news