Independent Certified Laboratory means a certified laboratory that performs diagnostic tests and is independent both of the attending or consulting physician's office and of a hospital except where a hospital laboratory has obtained Medicare certification as an independent laboratory and is billing for recipients who are not admitted as patients in the hospital.
Clinical Laboratory Services mean microbiological, serological, chemical, hematological, radiobioassay, cytological, immunohematological, pathological or other examinations of fluids derived from the human body for the purpose of providing information for the diagnosis, prevention or treatment of any disease or the assessment of a medical condition.
Anatomical Laboratory Services mean examinations of tissues derived from the human body for the purpose of providing information for the diagnosis, prevention or treatment of any disease or the assessment of a medical condition.
Certified Clinical Laboratory means a provider who possesses a certificate of waiver or a certificate of registration from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services or its designated agency as meeting Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services guidelines and whose personnel and director are qualified to perform laboratory services.
X-Ray Services mean services performed by a provider whose x-ray equipment has been certified by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment as meeting Medicare guidelines and whose personnel and director are qualified to operate said equipment.
10 CCR 2505-10-8.660