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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has rendered outpatient intravenous insulin therapy (OIVIT) nationally non-covered by Medicare, effective Dec. 23, 2009.

CMS says it will create a new HCPCS Level II code for use of this non-covered service that will be effective Dec. 23, 2009 and implemented with the April 2010 Integrated Outpatient Code Editor (IOCE) and Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database (MPFSDB).

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Outpatient intravenous insulin therapy (OIVIT) is to remain nationally noncovered. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently concluded that OIVIT does not improve health outcomes and is not reasonable and necessary for any indication. Read more »