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It Pays to Participate in AAPC’s Annual Salary Survey

Legitimize your worth to employers and enter to win a prize. AAPC’s Medical Coding and Billing Salary Report has become the go-to resource to learn about compensation and salary trends in the healthcare business industry. Since the late 1990s, we have been gathering salary information from members and compiling comprehensive reports. Over the years, our […]

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OIG Releases Medicaid Fraud Annual Report

Medicaid Fraud Control Units recovered $ 1.7 billion in fiscal year 2021. Reducing Medicaid fraud is a top priority for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG). Every year Medicaid Fraud Control Units (MFCUs) in all 50 states investigate and prosecute Medicaid provider fraud and patient abuse or neglect under […]

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It Pays to Participate in AAPC’s Annual Salary Survey

Legitimize your worth to employers and enter to win a prize. It’s that time of year when AAPC surveys its membership of more than 200,000 healthcare business professionals for the purpose of compiling an annual salary report. Are you ready to help medical coders and others who work in the business of healthcare nationwide earn […]

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Annual Updates for Flu Vaccine_2019-2020 – Season (Payment Allowance)

This recurring update notification provides the availability of payment allowances for the seasonal influenza virus vaccines as updated on an annual basis, effective August 1 of each year.

The Medicare Part B payment allowance limits for seasonal influenza and pneumococcal vaccines are 95% of the Average Wholesale Price (AWP) as reflected in the published compendia except where the vaccine is furnished in a hospital outpatient department. When the vaccine is furnished in the hospital outpatient department, payment for the vaccine is based on reasonable cost.

Reference: https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Part-B-Drugs/McrPartBDrugAvgSalesPrice/VaccinesPricing.html


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Remind Chapter Members to Take AAPC’S Annual Salary Survey

We need their input in order to present the most correct data. You can also remind them that once they complete it, we’ll provide them a discount coupon to 2020 HEALTHCON which they can enter to win airfare, hotel and registration, all in one. You can read all about this in the Hot Sheet which […]

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PE annual and office visit for tick bite?

Would it be appropriate if patient presents with a tick bite and bull’s eye rash to bill an office visit with a PE annual when patient is also being seen for this?
In this case the MD ordered labs to check for Lyme’s and gave Rx for doxycycline, in addition to performing an Annual Physical Exam to a non-Medicare patient.
Would a PE code for non-Medicare/commercial insurance and 99213 be appropriate to bill together?
Thank you

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Do You Know What an Annual Wellness Visit Is?

Annual Wellness Visits (AWV) are covered by Medicare annually, but they are often confused with other types of examinations, so the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has published an MLN booklet to help medical coders and their providers keep them all straight. Annual Wellness Visit Components AWVs are only provided annually. The AWV […]

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At A Glance: Medicaid Fraud Control Units Fiscal Year 2018 Annual Report

Medicaid Fraud Control Units (MFCUs or Units) research and arraign Medicaid supplier extortion and patient maltreatment or disregard. The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General is the assigned Federal office that supervises and every year supports Federal financing for MFCUs through a recertification procedure. For this report we dissected the yearly factual information on case results, for example, feelings, common settlements and decisions, and recuperations—that the 50 MFCUs submitted for monetary year 2018.

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Plan and Execute a Successful Annual Event

Host an event that offers your members CEUs, speakers, vendors, and networking ― and boost your finances. By Stephanie L. Moore, CPC, CPMA AAPC local chapters that are most successful have something in common: They host an annual event. Annual events are the primary way to produce income for your chapter, which in turn enables […]

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Coding refusals & future orders with annual physical


Patient is being seen for an annual physical. Z00.00

BUT… they refused the offer of a colonoscopy

AND… the provider is ordering a mammogram.

To include or not to include…. Z53.20 for the refusal AND/OR Z12.31 for the mammogram order.

Discuss. :confused:

Thanx!!

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