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Quarterly Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Drug/Biological Code Changes - October 2015 Update

Change Request (CR) 9273 informs the MACs that, effective for claims with dates of
service on or after October 1, 2015, new Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System
(HCPCS) code Q9979 (INJECTION, ALEMTUZUMAB, 1 MG) will be payable for
Medicare.

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Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Issue Date: August 11, 2015

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