COVID-19: Revised Clinician Codes Accepted with CS Modifier
Date Posted: Thursday,
March 04, 2021
Effective March 18, 2020, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act requires Medicare Part B to cover beneficiary cost-sharing for provider visits when a COVID-19 diagnostic test is administered or ordered. CMS updated the list of codes (ZIP) that physicians and non-physician practitioners can use with the Cost-Sharing (CS) modifier.
For dates of service on or after January 1, 2021, through the end of the public health emergency, we’ll accept these codes with the CS modifier:
- HCPCS codes G2250, G2251, and G2252
- CPT codes 98970, 98971, and 98972 (These replace HCPCS codes G2061 - G2063, which are accepted for services provided in 2020)
- CPT codes 98966, 98967, and 98968 are accepted for services with the CS modifier provided on or after March 18, 2020.
More information about cost-sharing: Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) Response to the Public Health Emergency on the Coronavirus (COVID-19) (PDF) MLN Matters Article
Source: MLN Matters
