US · guidance
CMS Pub. 100-02, ch. 15, § 80.6
Requirements for Ordering and Following Orders for Diagnostic Tests
The following sections provide instructions about ordering diagnostic tests and for complying with such
orders for Medicare payment.
NOTE: Unless specified, these sections are not applicable in a hospital setting.
History
(Rev. 80; Issued: 01-11-08; Effective: 01-01-03; Implementation: 11-19-07)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
- Content hash
644e7ea54cd529ba75a795e83acd0f7ff07301469762a6d0d1518fa417c5c71c
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