The second Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System code is U0002, which will allow laboratories to bill for COVID-19 tests that aren’t from the CDC. The FDA is allowing some labs to develop their own COVID-19 tests. CMS said it expects this additional code will “encourage testing and improve tracking.”
In February, CMS created the HCPCS code U0001 to bill for use of the CDC’s RT-PCR Diagnostic Test Panel that tests for COVID-19.
Medicare’s claims processing system will begin accepting both codes April 1 for dates of services Feb. 4 onward.
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