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CMS Pub. 100-04, ch. 7, § 80.3
Screening Pap Smears
SNF-541.2
Sections 1861(s)(14) and 1861(nn) of the Act, (as enacted by §6115 of the Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989) provides for coverage of screening pap smears for
services provided on or after July 1, 1990. Screening pap smears are laboratory tests
consisting of a routine exfoliative cytology test (Papanicolaou test) provided for the
purpose of early detection of cervical cancer. It includes a collection of the sample of
cells and a physician's interpretation of the test.
Payment is made under the clinical diagnostic laboratory fee schedule.
History
(Rev. 1, 10-01-03)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
- Content hash
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