Update to Hospital Billing Instructions for Epoetin Alfa (?EPO?) and Darbepoetin Alfa (Aranesp) in End Stage Renal Disease (?ESRD?) Situations
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Regulatory News Topic
CMS Change Request (?CR?) 4103 released October 21, 2005, announces two changes that may simplify billing for EPO and Aranesp furnished to ESRD beneficiaries.
Date of Insight Article
31-Oct-05
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