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CMS has Revised NCD 20.4

Date: Dec 13, 2018

Question:

“The revised NCD is retroactive to 02/15/18; however, the implementation date is not until 02/26/19, so the -Q0 modifier will be required until February 26, 2019.” Could you please clarify what retroactive means? What is required during the period between the retroactive date and the implementation date? Does it mean that we do not have to submit patients to the NCDR – ICD registry after 2/15/18? Or, do we have to submit these patients to the registry until 2/26/19?

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