START POINT-OF-CARE TESTING
Test For COVID-19 At Your Pharmacy, Workplace or Facility
As more opportunities arise for pharmacies to provide point-of-care testing, it’s increasingly important to be prepared to provide these tests. A CLIA Certificate of Waiver allows your pharmacy to perform point-of-care tests that have a waived degree of complexity as assigned by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration according to 42 CFR 493.15(c). This now includes testing for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
This page will guide you through completing a CLIA application and provide state-specific submission instructions.
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The Application Process
Open the CLIA Application for Certification CMS-116 Form
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Fill out Sections 1-6, 9, and 10
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Print out the completed CMS-116 Form and sign it in ink
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Scan the signed CMS-116 Form into your computer to save a copy
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Complete additional forms and fees as required by your state and send to your State Agency contact
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Once your application has been processed, CMS will send your test site’s CLIA Number
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State-Specific Instructions
For your convenience, we have gathered each state’s requirements and forms that will need to be submitted with the CMS-116 Form. Click on How to Obtain a CLIA Certificate of Waiver
Billing Codes for COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Tests
HCPCS
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U0002: 2019-nCoV coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2 /2019-nCoV (COVID-19), any technique, multiple types or subtypes (includes all targets), non-CDC
Specimen Collection Code
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G2023: Specimen collection for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (Coronavirus disease [COVID-19]), any specimen source
CPT Antigen Code
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CPT code 87426 for infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay technique of SARS-CoV and/or SARS-CoV-2 is effective and must be used for dates of service as of June 25, 2020, and after.
