{"id":7068,"date":"2024-03-27T11:01:01","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T15:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medent.com\/news\/?p=7068"},"modified":"2024-07-26T11:01:09","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T15:01:09","slug":"cms-pauses-auc-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medent.com\/connect\/2024\/03\/27\/cms-pauses-auc-program\/","title":{"rendered":"CMS Pauses AUC Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7068\" class=\"elementor elementor-7068\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-192bf388 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"192bf388\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-62c3bdc8\" data-id=\"62c3bdc8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-badcccf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"badcccf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/medent.com\/connect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MEDENT-Mindset-15-1024x341.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7075\" alt=\"Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Updates\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medent.com\/connect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MEDENT-Mindset-15-1024x341.png 1024w, https:\/\/medent.com\/connect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MEDENT-Mindset-15-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/medent.com\/connect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MEDENT-Mindset-15-768x256.png 768w, https:\/\/medent.com\/connect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MEDENT-Mindset-15-1536x512.png 1536w, https:\/\/medent.com\/connect\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/MEDENT-Mindset-15.png 1875w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-258e745 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"258e745\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca8940b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ca8940b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CMS Pauses Appropriate Use Criteria Program<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ae7d788 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ae7d788\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-116ab91c\" data-id=\"116ab91c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-427ee05a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"427ee05a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #808080; font-size: 14pt;\">CMS announced it will no longer accept report coding on claims as of December 31, 2024.<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9b93a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9b93a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the following:<\/b><\/p><p>As announced in the CY 2024 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Final Rule, effective January 1, 2024, CMS has paused efforts to implement the AUC program for reevaluation and rescinded the AUC regulations at 42 CFR 414.94. CMS has not specified a timeframe within which implementation efforts will recommence. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/documents\/2023\/11\/16\/2023-24184\/medicare-and-medicaid-programs-cy-2024-payment-policies-under-the-physician-fee-schedule-and-other\">See pages 79256-79265 of the final rule.<\/a><\/p><p>Effective January 1, 2024, providers and suppliers should no longer include AUC consultation information on Medicare FFS claims. However, claims containing AUC related codes with dates of service in 2023 and 2024 will continue to process through December 31, 2024.<\/p><p>Additionally, CMS will no longer qualify PLEs or CDSMs and has removed this information from the AUC website. The claims processing instructions and guidance for the previous voluntary period and educational and operations testing period will be removed.<\/p><p>For more information, see the following guidance documents issued in February 2024:<\/p><p>&#8211; One Time Notification &#8211; Appropriate Use Criteria for Advanced Diagnostic Imaging Policy Update in the Calendar Year 2024 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cms.gov\/files\/document\/r12508otn.pdf\" data-lf-fd-inspected-kn9eq4rmmxx7rlvp=\"true\">CR 13458, Transmittal 12508, issued 2024-02-15 (PDF)<\/a>)<\/p><p>&#8211; MLN Matters Article &#8211; Appropriate Use Criteria for Advanced Diagnostic Imaging: CY 2024 Update (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cms.gov\/files\/document\/mm13485-appropriate-use-criteria-advanced-diagnostic-imaging-cy-2024-update.pdf\" data-lf-fd-inspected-kn9eq4rmmxx7rlvp=\"true\">MM13485, Issued 2024-02-21 (PDF)<\/a>)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c5cbdb3 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7c5cbdb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">CMS.GOV<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22cc105 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"22cc105\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5257b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b5257b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What this means for MEDENT practices:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fe7e0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7fe7e0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Although CMS has paused the AUC program, MEDENT clients who order exams can still use the <a style=\"font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medent.com\/htmlmanual\/html\/v237\/ndsccareselectintermr.html\">NDSC-CareSelect interface<\/a> for AUC checking. Offices may want to continue using such tools for quality ordering and other reasons.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ae0683 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0ae0683\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">If you <u><b>only order<\/b><\/u> PAMA exams:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae9d56a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae9d56a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">You may continue to do so, as long as the performing facilities have no objection to the AUC information being included on the exam requisitions.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">If you only order order PAMA exams because it was to become a required program for CMS\/Medicare Part B and Railroad and you have no other use for it, you may ask MEDENT to turn off the prompting and, if desired, the interface itself. To do so, please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medent.com\/support_access\/\">submit an online support request<\/a> and indicate whether you would like the prompting and\/or interface turned off.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">If you only order PAMA exams for reasons other than to participate in the anticipated CMS AUC check reporting program, you may continue using the features as they are set up. If you want to remove the CMS\/Medicare Part B and Railroad insurances from your setup and need assistance, please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medent.com\/support_access\/\">submit an online support request<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8be01b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a8be01b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">If you <u><b>only perform<\/b><\/u><u> PAMA exams:<\/u><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5da3498 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5da3498\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">You will need, at a minimum, to edit the Diagnostic Imaging AUC Setup screen by removing those insurances that represent Medicare Part B and Railroad insurances, so they will no longer prompt for the reporting code and modifier for each PAMA exam included in the patient&#8217;s superbill\/charge entry. Please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medent.com\/support_access\/\">submit an online support request<\/a> if you need assistance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b7b4c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9b7b4c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">If you <u><b>order AND perform<\/b><\/u><u> PAMA exams:<\/u><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30a6f53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30a6f53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">You will need, at a minimum, to edit the Diagnostic Imaging AUC Setup screen by removing those insurances that represent Medicare Part B and Railroad insurances, so they will no longer prompt for the reporting code and modifer for each PAMA exam included in the patient&#8217;s superbill\/charge entry. Please <a style=\"font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medent.com\/support_access\/\">submit an online support<\/a> request if you need assistance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd2c284 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fd2c284\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f07e0e\" data-id=\"4f07e0e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CMS announced it is sunsetting its Appropriate Use Criteria Program and will no longer accept report coding on claims as of December 31, 2025. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":7069,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Pause AUC Program | MEDENT<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services is ending its Appropriate Use Criteria Program and will stop accepting report coding on claims. 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