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Understanding The Coding Nuances For COVID-19 (Coronavirus)

March 31, 2020

The 2019 novel Coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, is of course, top-of-mind for everyone right now. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the virus to be a pandemic, and it now has infected patients in more than 118 countries and regions around the globe, with more than 124,000 confirmed cases.

In order to track new cases of COVID-19, and to provide reimbursement for testing, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has created two new HCPCS codes that are effective 02/04/2020, with an implementation date of 04/01/2020. View this 30-minute webinar to learn how to use these new HCPCS codes to ensure that appropriate tracking and reimbursement is accomplished.