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You won’t find these codes in your 2023 code books, but they are effective April 1. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released coding changes and policy updates for the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS). The updates include the addition of many new HCPCS Level II codes, the deletion of a few […]
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April is upon us. And for those who code and bill for products and services provided in the Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) setting, it’s time to familiarize yourself with the quarterly updates to the ASC payment system. The changes to codes and calendar year (CY) 2022 payment rates for ASCs released by the Centers for […]
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Make sure you’re using the latest code files for your Medicare claims. A second quarter update to the HCPCS Level II code set used for reporting products, supplies, and services adds 23 codes. Additionally, six codes are revised and 12 are discontinued, effective April 1, 2021. There are also two codes with changes to Medicare […]
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Healthcare providers are granted even more latitude for use of telehealth services during the COVID-19 public health emergency. On a Friday, at month-end, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) kindly dropped another bomb on us: more temporary policy changes during the public health emergency for COVID-19. We may have this all sorted out just […]
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April 1 is around the corner and you know what that means: quarterly updates. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released payer and provider guidance. Make sure all coding and billing staff are aware of the Medicare fee schedule changes. Two New Physical Therapy Codes MLN Matters® article MM1161 Revised, issued Feb. […]
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Join us on Friday, April 19th at 12:00 ET for the next Local Chapter Q&A session by registering here in advance for this GoToWebinar. We’ll be excited to hear how May MAYnia is going! There are no CEUs offered but this is a great way to learn about what is happening at AAPC, ask questions, […]
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With or without a rhyme or reason, you can count on coding changes popping up throughout the year. In addition to April updates to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS), providers billing under the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) should be aware of four new CPT codes, a new advanced diagnostic laboratory test, additions to […]
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Medical coders who code pass-through drugs or home health have 21 new HCPCS Level II codes to use, effective April 1, 2019. The new codes include drugs for migraines, to initiate blood-clotting in patients on certain coagulants, chronic and hairy cell leukemia, and folic acid for chemotherapy patients. The home health codes help facilitate the […]
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With an aging population and increased reliance on nursing homes, it’s common to have concerns on whether the needs of our elderly loved ones will be met under the care of others. That’s where the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Compare website can help; it provides an easy way to search […]
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