‘Grandfather’ Protection Extended for Pathology TC Billings December 15, 2006
As part of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 enacted in the waning hours of the lame-duck session, Congress extended for one year, through 2007, the "grandfather" protection under which independent clinical labs are allowed to bill Medicare Part B directly for the technical component (TC) of pathology services to hospital inpatients and outpatients. The protection was due to expire at the end of this year, and in the final 2007 physician fee schedule, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced plans to eliminate it.
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