Updating the Common Working File Editing for Pap Smear (Q0091) and Adding a New Low Risk Diagnosis Code (V72.31) for Pap Smear and Pelvic Examination
Guidance for the claims for the collection of the Pap smear specimen (Q0091) are paying incorrectly when performed outside of Medicare's frequency edits. The Common Working File (CWF) will build a separate edit for Q0091, allowing payment of Q0091 for low risk beneficiaries every 2 years and every year for high risk beneficiaries.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: January 21, 2005
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