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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule on June 17 that would base prescription drug payments on patient outcomes.
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Healthcare practitioners may soon have 23 new ICD-10-CM codes to use for reporting social and environmental factors that affect their patients’ health. The American Medical Association (AMA) and UnitedHealthcare say they are collaborating to standardize data collection on the social determinants of health (SDOH). According to AMA senior news writer Andis Robeznieks, “The two organizations […]
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S9328 – can CPT 99601 be billed for this S code along with Equipment & Supplies code(s) – A4221, A4222, A4218 or A4305 and Medication code(s) – J3370, J1642, J7040, J7050, J2405?
S9500
S9502
S9501
S9374
S9351
S9366
S9367
S9338
S9326
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Audrey
The 2016 National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) Policy Manual for Medicare Services was released for services effective January 1, 2016. NCCI is a contractor for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that aims to prevent improper payment when incorrect code combinations are reported.
Beginning January 1, 2016, NCCI will no longer allow the following CPT codes to be reported together:
CMS has implemented an edit on these codes because the agency believes the work of 77300 is integral to the work of 77295, and therefore is not considered a separately reportable procedure.
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