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If the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) gets its way, lawmakers will require Medicare to reduce the hospice aggregate cap amount by 20 percent and freeze hospice payment rates for 2021. A 20 percent cap reduction would equal nearly 3 percent less in hospice payments. MedPAC Recommendations In its forthcoming March report to Congress, MedPAC will include […]
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a Final Rule freeing more than $ 10.4 billion to anxious payers to continue the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) risk adjustment program. The agency had halted payments to payers while a New Mexico ruling was challenged, but in the end the activity unnerved the industry and didn’t change much. Risk Adjustment […]
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TrueTear handheld optic neurostimulator device just approved by FDA for patient home use to stimulate tear production. Rechargeable base with disposable tips that are placed intranasal for nerve stimulation. How to code? Home Neurostimulator Device Intranasal that is not implanted or transcutaneous.
Also would like to confirm that there is not a code for Coolsculpting. A procedure where fat cells are frozen and then are eliminated from the body. Since this is a cosmetic procedure, I understand that there may not be any relevant coding to be submitted to an insurance company. Just want to make sure that I haven’t overlooked anything.
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Healthcare professionals are preparing for the Oct 1 date as the first official ICD-10-CM code update approaches. Kaero’s “Getting Paid” website recently interviewed Rhonda Buckholtz, AAPC’s vice president of strategic development, to discuss the affect of the updates. In the article Buckholtz suggests that the update should come as no surprise, stating “We’re used to code changes every […]
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