Controlled Substances and Drugs of Abuse Screening under Medical Review

Railroad Medicare’s Medical Review (MR) unit is conducting a service-specific review of HCPCS codes G0477, G0478, G0479 (presumptive test), and HCPCS codes G0480, G0481, G0482, and G0483 (definitive test) from the Controlled Substances and Drugs of Abuse Screenings family. Presumptive and/or definitive drug testing methods are used to detect usage of controlled substances and illicit drugs. Railroad’s MR unit selected this code based on internal data analysis. At the conclusion of this review, Railroad Medicare we will publish their findings on their website.

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