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•   Client billing
•   patient billing
•   insurance
•   medicare
•   cpt codes
•   medical necessity

Medical Necessity

Medical necessity guidelines are provided by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS).

Molecular Pathology Network Laboratory, Inc. (MPLN) encourages clients to utilize an Advanced Beneficiary Notice (ABN) on any procedure that Medicare may not deem as medically necessary. Without a signed ABN on file, MPLN reserves the right to bill the client for any tests deemed not medically necessary.

Local Coverage Determination (LCD):

LCD listing by CMS »

LCD listing by Cigna government services for Tennessee, North Carolina, Idaho »

LCD listing by Trailblazer Health Enterprises for Virginia »