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January 19, 2023 On January 17, 2023, CMS published the annual list of items that require a face-to-face encounter and written order prior to delivery (WOPD). The published list includes 10 additional orthoses codes that will require a require a face-to-face encounter... February 1, 2022 DME Documentation Orthotics Respiratory Ventilators Wheelchairs By Donna Youngblood, RN, Clinical Consultant at The van Halem Group
CMS released its long awaited Master List on January 12, 2022 with new codes being added to both the Master list and Required List. In addition, they have added Power Operated Vehicles... September 21, 2021 Effective for dates of service on or after October 1, 2021, if a supplier is located in one of the states listed below and wishes to bill Medicare for certain orthoses coded as OR01 (Orthoses: Custom Fabricated) and OR02 (Orthoses: Prefabricated, Custom... June 7, 2021 CMS issued CR 12282 to communicate the addition of HCPCS codes that require the use of a licensed/certified orthotist or prosthetist for furnishing custom fabricated and prefabricated (custom fitted) orthoses.
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