Agency Releases New Medicare Rates for Glucose Monitoring Systems

The Executive Office of Health and Human Services has issued Administrative Bulletin 17-15 to establish rates for four new Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System Level II codes, for services provided on or after July 1. Under 114.3 CMR 22.03(16), new codes with associated Medicare fees are set at a percentage of prevailing Medicare fees. Rates for new codes without associated Medicare fees are based on the individual consideration methodology at adjusted acquisition cost plus the standard markup. The new codes and rates are: K0553, $211.13 for a one-month supply of therapeutic con...