Jul 16, 2016
B. Interpretation Provided Outside of the United States Generally, Medicare will not pay for health care or supplies that are performed outside the United States (U.S.). The term “outside the U.S.” means anywhere other than the 50 states of the U.S., the District of...
Jul 14, 2016
Many of the diagnostic services, including radiology services, provided by physicians/practitioners contain both a technical component (TC) and a professional component (PC). Often, the PC and TC of diagnostic services are furnished in different settings. As a general...
Apr 28, 2016
Acceptable HCPCS codes for radiology and other diagnostic services are taken primarily from the Procedure code-4 portion of HCPCS. Payment is the lower of the charge or the Medicare physician fee schedule amount. Deductible and coinsurance apply, and coinsurance...
