New Medicare Billing Rules for Testing Services Effective 10/1/2006
by APA Practice Organization
Earlier this year, a series of expanded Current Procedural Terminology® (CPT) codes took effect for psychological and neuropsychological testing services. Now a new rule implemented by Medicare’s National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) will impact those psychologists and neuropsychologists who use technicians and/or computers for test administration under these codes. Despite our efforts to stop this rule, restrictions imposed by NCCI may require those psychologists who bill Medicare to adjust their billing practices for testing services in specified circumstances involving technicians or computers, effective October 1st 2006.
The pdf document below is an Information Alert about the new billing rules that apply to testing services.
New Medicare Rules for Testing Services 2006.pdf
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