CLIA
New Waived Tests
Listed below are the latest tests approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as waived tests under CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988). The CPT code, effective date and description for the latest tests approved by the FDA as waived tests under CLIA are as follows: 87633QW, February 3, 2023, BIOFIRE Diagnostics, BIOFIRE […]
Read MoreNew Waived Tests for Home Health and Hospice
Listed below are the latest tests approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as waived tests under CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988). The CPT code, effective date and description for the latest tests approved by the FDA as waived tests under CLIA are as follows: 82010QW, 82962, May 27, 2022, AmVentureX Inc. […]
Read MoreCMS Updates COVID-19 Guidance for Surveys, Visitation and Testing
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) revised the COVID-19 Focused Infection Control (FIC) Survey Tool and visitation restrictions for acute and continuing care (ACC) facilities through a revised QSO-21-08-NLTC memo. This memo supersedes the instructions in QSO-20-16-Hospice and QSO-20-18-HHA. State survey agencies (SA) and accrediting organizations (AO) have returned to the existing standard […]
Read MoreNew Waived Tests
Listed below are the latest tests approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as waived tests under CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988). The CPT code, effective date and description for the latest tests approved by the FDA as waived tests under CLIA are as follows: 81003QW, September 23, 2021. Teco Diagnostics Inc. Uritek […]
Read MoreNew Waived Tests
Listed below are the latest tests approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as waived tests under CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988). The CPT code, effective date and description for the latest tests approved by the FDA as waived tests under CLIA are as follows: 81003QW, September 23, 2021. Teco Diagnostics Inc. […]
Read MoreNew Waived Tests
Listed below are the latest tests approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as waived tests under CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988). The CPT code, effective date and description for the latest tests approved by the FDA as waived tests under CLIA are as follows: 87801 QW, March 30, 2021, binx health […]
Read MoreNew Waived Tests for Home Health & Hospice
Listed below are the latest tests approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as waived tests under CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988). The CPT code, effective date and description for the latest tests approved by the FDA as waived tests under CLIA are as follows: 80305 QW, October 9, 2020, American Screening […]
Read MoreNew Tests Waived Under CLIA
Listed below are the latest tests approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as waived tests under CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988). 80305QW, August 25, 2020, Verify Diagnostics Inc. VeriCheck Drug Test Cup; 80305QW, August 25, 2020, Verify Diagnostics Inc. VeriCheck Drug Test Dip; 80305QW, September 23, 2020, Axium BioResearchInc.DrugExam Multi Drug […]
Read MoreCMS Updates Waived Tests
Listed below are the latest tests approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as waived tests under CLIA (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988). 87804QW, April 3, 2020, Sekisui Diagnostics, LLC, OSOM Ultra Plus Flu A&B Test {Nasal and Nasopharyngeal Swabs} 87880QW, November 26, 2019, Dealmed Medical Supplies LLC, Strep A Rapid Test Kit […]
Read MoreCMS Releases New Waived Tests
There are some new tests that fall into the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) waived testing category. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) made the announcement in Transmittal 4336/Change Request (CR) 11354, New Waived Tests. Home health agencies and hospices may perform some of these tests, most of which are related to testing. […]
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