Tip Sheet: Billing for Counseling Patients About Self-Isolation When They’re Tested for COVID-19

Trinity Health in Livonia, Michigan, is distributing this tip sheet to ensure providers bill correctly for the Medicare payment[1] that’s now available if patients are counseled, at the time of COVID-19 testing, about the importance of isolating after the test and before the onset of symptoms. Trinity Health developed the tip sheet around CMS’s counseling checklist, which is included, said Marion Salwin, director of physician and regulatory compliance. CMS and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced the availability of the payment July 30.

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