New billing codes announced for emergency use, expanded access treatments
Effective Feb. 1, physicians and other health care providers and suppliers should use new National Uniform Billing Committee condition codes on claims for COVID-19 and other treatments authorized by the Food and Drug Administration for emergency use or expanded access, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced.
The new condition codes are 91 for EUA services and 90 for services with expanded access approval.
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