Following the passage of the LAB Act, CMS issued a transmittal that specifies the new data reporting period for Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Tests (CDLTs) that are not Advanced Diagnostic Laboratory Tests (ADLTs) (delayed until January 1 – March 31, 2021) while confirming that the data collection period (January 1 – June 30, 2019) remains unchanged.

The revised MLN article was published on January 8, 2020.

CY 2020 Annual Update for Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule and Laboratory Services Subject to Reasonable Charge Payment

Medicare Part B Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule: Revised Information for Laboratories on Collecting and Reporting Data for the Private Payor Rate-Based Payment System