Laboratory Services

Laboratory services are used by outside laboratories that do not have the means to test certain specimens.

  • A laboratory is a facility that performs laboratory testing on specimens derived from humans to provide information for diagnosis, prevention or treatment of or impairment of disease, or for assessment of health.
  • An outside laboratory is a facility not directly associated with a particular clinic, hospital or individual practice.

Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) of 1988

CLIA amendments state that laboratories that examine human specimens for diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of any disease or impairment, or for health assessment of a human being, must meet certain requirements to perform the examination.

CLIA Certification Questions
Division of Health Service Regulation Acute and Home Care Licensure and Certification and CLIA Program.

Phone: 919-855-4620

NCCI

The National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) consists of coding policies and edits that identify procedures and services performed by the same provider on the same date of service. NCCI applies to laboratory services.

Fee Schedules

Laboratory Services Clinical Coverage Policies

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services CLIA and Categorization of Tests

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services How to Use the Medicare National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) Tools

Contacts

CLIA Certification Questions
Division of Health Service Regulation
Acute and Home Care Licensure and Certification and CLIA Program
Phone: 919-855-4620

NC Medicaid Clinical Section
Phone: 919-855-4260
Fax: 919-733-2796