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New COVID-19 vaccine status codes, changes and corrections to the 2022 CPT code set, Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) payment changes, and prior authorization code list changes — that’s what’s on the agenda this month. Read all about it! 3 New Codes Improve COVID-19 Vaccination Status An April 1, 2022, update to the 2022 ICD-10-CM […]
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Don’t be afraid to start a new career later in life. When I was younger, I had a desire to learn billing and coding; however, without knowing how to transition into the healthcare industry, plus the life challenges of being a single mom of two, I put my desire to learn on hold and continued […]
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What are the latest code changes? Get the facts, fast. This month, there’s new billing guidance for a COVID-19 vaccine; there are three new HCPCS Level II codes for COVID-19 therapeutic injections; and Medicare payment allowances for the 2021-22 influenza vaccine codes have been released. FDA Approves COVID-19 Vaccine Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine received the green […]
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Get caught up on the medical coding and billing news that could affect payment for your professional claims. We cut out the rhetoric and give it to you plain and simple. OIG Audit Uncovers Overpayments for TCM Services If your physicians bill for transitional care management (TCM) services, it’s time for an internal audit of […]
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Who has time to read all those wordy news releases and transmittals? Here’s news you can use in under 5 minutes. Catch up on the latest coding and billing updates that will affect your Medicare Part A/B claims. Below are summaries of timely coding and billing changes. AMA Releases Q4 2021 PLA Changes, CPT® Errata […]
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No time to read all those wordy transmittals? Here’s news you can peruse in under 5 minutes. Catch up on the latest Medicare Part A/B news communicated via Medicare Learning Network (MLN) articles on your break. Below are summaries of notable coding and billing changes. FDA Retracts Bamlanivimab EUA The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) […]
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No time to read all those wordy transmittals? Here’s news you can peruse in under 5 minutes. Catch up on the latest Medicare Part A/B news communicated via Medicare Learning Network (MLN) articles on your break. Below are summaries of notable coding and billing changes. Do I have to repay the money I received from […]
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Coding hypertension.
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In a final rule, CMS expands telehealth coverage but enforces budget neutrality mandate. After a slight delay, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized 2021 payments and policies under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS). Most notably, the final rule makes permanent several telehealth flexibilities introduced during the public health emergency (PHE) […]
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How to code pain management needle procedures.
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