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what modifier must always be applied to medicare claims for tests performed in a site with a clia waived certificate?
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Identify the regulatory requirement for CLIA-waived tests
Medicare requires providers performing laboratory tests in a facility with a Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) Certificate of Waiver to append a specific modifier to the billing code to identify that the test was performed under waived status.
Evaluate the given modifier options
- 26: Professional Component
- 91: Repeat Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Test
- 90: Reference (Outside) Laboratory
- QW: CLIA Waived Test
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