2006 proposed fee schedule - American Society of Clinical Oncology

grace period. This indicator is no longer effective with
the 2006 physician fee schedule as of January 1, 2006.
G = Code not valid for Medicare purposes. Medicare
does not recognize codes assigned this status. Medicare
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uses another code for reporting of, and payment for, these
services. (Code subject to a 90 day grace period.) This
indicator is no longer effective with the 2006 physician fee
schedule as of January 1, 2006.
H = Deleted modifier. For 2000 and later years, either
the TC or PC component shown for the code has been deleted
and the deleted component is shown in the data base with the
H status indicator.
I = Not valid for Medicare purposes. Medicare uses
another code for the reporting of, and the payment for these
services. (Code NOT subject to a 90-day grace period.)
N = Noncovered service. These codes are noncovered
services. Medicare payment may not be made for these codes.
If RVUs are shown, they are not used for Medicare payment.
P = Bundled or excluded code. There are no RVUs for
these services. No separate payment is made for them under
the physician fee schedule.
-- If the item or service is covered as incident to a
physician's service and is furnished on the same day as
a physician's service, payment for it is bundled into
the payment for the physician's service to which it is