Regence – Medicare Advantage: Laboratory

Laboratory: effective May 1, 2021

• COVID-19 Testing (Medicare #74)
  • Added clarification to the policy regarding physician order requirements for antibody testing; the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) considers antibody testing subject to the same physician order requirements applied to diagnostic COVID-19 viral testing

Source: https://beonbrand.getbynder.com/m/75628f3dd274884f/original/2021-May-Bulletin.pdf