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Does Medicare have any guidelines for hospital standing orders for medication administration?

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Does Medicare require hospitals to report codes for packaged drugs?

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I was reviewing the archive and came across a Q&A related to modifier JW. That answer states that the modifier relates only to single-use vials—a vial of liquid medication intended for parenteral administration (injection or infusion) that is meant for use in a single patient for a single case, procedure or injection. This would seem to mean that the modifier would not apply to packages for non-liquid drugs. Is that correct?

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Whatever happened to the Medicare Part B payment demonstration project that CMS proposed some time ago?

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Does Medicare cover prednisone under part B?

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What is the outpatient PPS packaging threshold for this year?

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Do you know whether CMS has announced any new pass-through codes for the next quarter?

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Will Medicare pay for an injection if that’s the only reason for an office visit?

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Are hemophilia clotting factors included in the IPPS rates for hospital inpatients?

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What modifiers are required for claims submitted for ESAs administered to non-ESRD patients (J0881 and J0885)?