ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

Medical Transcription Billing Corp. signed an agreement to buy assets of Orion and 13 of its affiliates for an estimated $10 to $12 million, according to an 8K filing.

The average charge per procedure for the 25 ASCs with the highest Medicare charges in 2016 ranged from $174 to $15,007, according to Definitive Healthcare.

Boulder (Colo.) Community Health sent a termination notification to Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield after unsuccessful negotiations on terms for a multi-year contract renewal.

The 25 ASCs with the most Medicare procedures in 2016 performed a combined total of over 525,000 surgeries, generating more than $110 million in Medicare charges, according to Definitive Healthcare.

Former HHS Secretary Tom Price, MD, spoke at the World Health Care Congress and touched on many key themes in healthcare, including the upcoming tax law changes that will repeal the individual mandate penalty, according to MedPage Today.

Compiling a list of all codes that might be used for a procedure helps ensure bills are sent out correctly, according to Medical Bill Consultants President and CEO Beth Morgan.

Oklahoma City-based Surgery Center of Oklahoma joined Health Beyond Insurance's provider network, offering surgical services to a network of self-paying patients.

Aetna served 250,000 additional Medicare Advantage customers in the first quarter of 2018. 

The Indian government told the U.S. it would continue capping the prices for medical devices imported into the country, Reuters reports.

According to a Commonwealth Fund survey, approximately 4 million Americans have lost health insurance during the last two years as a result of actions from President Donald Trump's administration, The Hill reports.