Revised and Clarified Place of Service (POS) Coding Instructions
This CR revises and clarifies national policy for POS code assignment. Instructions are provided regarding the assignment of place of service (POS) for all services paid under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and for certain services provided by independent labs. In addition to establishing a national policy for the correct assignment of POS codes, instructions are provided for the interpretation or professional component (PC) and the technical component (TC) of diagnostic tests.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: February 03, 2012
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