CMS is pleased to announce the scheduled release of modifications to the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) code set. These changes have been posted to the HCPCS website at http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/HCPCSReleaseCodeSets/HCPCS_Quarterly_Update.html. Changes are effective on the date indicated on the update.
In response to shortage of liposomal doxorubicin (Doxil), the Food and Drug Administration is permitting the temporary importation of Lipodox, a brand of liposomal doxorubicin hydrochloride; visit http://www.FDA.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm292658.htm<http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm292658.htm> for additional information. The CMS HCPCS Quarterly Update includes two new codes (Q2048 and Q2049) for liposomal doxorubicin that will become effective Sun July 1. The code descriptors are worded in a manner that distinguishes Lipodox and Doxil. As of Sun July 1, HCPCS code J9001 will not be used for Medicare billing. CMS will release a Change Request (CR) with additional instructions in the near future. ________________________________ CMS.gov Website Upgrade: Please take note that CMS is in the process of making upgrades to the www.CMS.gov<http://www.CMS.gov> website. We appreciate your understanding and apologize for any inconvenience. ________________________________ Note: If you have problems accessing any hyperlink in this message, please copy and paste the URL into your Internet browser. If you know someone who would like to subscribe to a Medicare Fee-For-Service (FFS) provider listserv, go to (http://www.cms.gov/prospmedicarefeesvcpmtgen/downloads/Provider_Listservs.pdf). If you would like to unsubscribe from a specific provider listserv, please go to (https://list.nih.gov/cgi-bin/wa.exe?INDEX) to unsubscribe or to leave the appropriate listserv. Please DO NOT respond to this email. This email is a service of CMS and routed through an electronic mail server to communicate Medicare policy and operational changes and/or updates. Responses to this email are not routed to CMS personnel. Inquiries may be sent by going to (http://www.cms.gov/ContactCMS). Thank you.
