ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

In its 2018 Outpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule, CMS stated it was open to considering adding some cardiac catheterization services, cardiac device programming services and electrophysiology services to its covered surgical procedure list, according to an article Ronald Hirsch, MD,…

Ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) are a model of efficiency, value and quality in the healthcare world. They represent one of the fastest-growing segments in the marketplace.

During the 2018 legislative session, the Florida Senate will consider a bill permitting 24-hour stays at ASCs, according to News 4 Jax.

Americans who purchase insurance through the ACA are bracing for double-digit increases as payers solidify rate proposals for 2018, ABC News reports.

Today’s medical technology is complex and expensive. Robotic surgical systems, new implants, novel instruments, and many more are released on seemingly a daily basis. Coding accurately for this new technology is critical, as carriers have a keen interest in auditing…

A troubling trend among insurance companies is threatening orthopedic ASCs across the country: narrowing payable diagnosis codes for osteoarthritis of the knee. Surgeons need to prove patients have a very specific diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis before payers will preauthorize surgery.…

The National Center for Health Statistics released updated health insurance estimates for the first quarter of fiscal year 2017.

Morning Consult and Politico surveyed 1,997 registered voters to gather their thoughts on implementing a work requirement for Medicaid beneficiaries.

WellCare of North Carolina entered into an agreement with Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health to provide its members access to the health system's provider network, The Mountaineer reports.

A CMS advisory panel is opposing a policy that would cut payments by 22.5 percent for drugs providers purchasing under the 340B drug discount program, according to Health Leaders Media.