ESRD: Placement of a List of Diagnostic Tests that are Considered End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
The purpose of this Change Request (CR) is to place a listing of diagnostic tests that are considered ESRD-related as Exhibit 1(New) at the end of Publication 100-04, Chapter 16. This listing was inadvertently omitted from the manual during the implementation of CR 2906, Transmittal 69, issued January 23, 2004.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: July 10, 2009
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