MLN Product (Revised); Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF)
This revised Product comprises Subregulatory Guidance for the Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) and its content is based on publically available content within https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=686a1ba3e4d55203f0f2dabdbf19ba15&mc=true&node=se42.2.410_133&rgn=div8,
https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=686a1ba3e4d55203f0f2dabdbf19ba15&mc=true&node=pt42.2.413&rgn=div5#se42.2.413_117,
https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Guidance/Manuals/Downloads/clm104c35.pdf#page=4,
https://www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/ssact/title18/1861.htm, and https://www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/ssact/title18/1877.htm. CMS policy or operation subject matter experts also reviewed/cleared this product. This Product educates providers on IDTF requirements including identifying Medicare enrollment requirements and billing issues. Revisions to this product include the following content updates:
• Added information on supervising physicians who don’t intend to perform medical services outside of their role as a supervising physician (page 3)
• Added information on adding or changing:
o Interpreting physicians (page 3)
o Technicians (page 3)
The previous version of this Product is available to the public and currently posted on the CMS website at
https://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNProducts/Downloads/ICN909060-IDTF-Fact-Sheet.pdf.
Final
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: November 02, 2023
DISCLAIMER: The contents of this database lack the force and effect of law, except as authorized by law (including Medicare Advantage Rate Announcements and Advance Notices) or as specifically incorporated into a contract. The Department may not cite, use, or rely on any guidance that is not posted on the guidance repository, except to establish historical facts.