ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

Although bariatric surgery presents little impact on insurance premiums under the ACA, most states do not cover the treatment, based on a new study presented at ObesityWeek 2015 in Los Angeles, according to the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric…

Kareo, a cloud-based medical office software and services company designed for small physician practices, has released a look at its post-ICD-10 performance. 

BMI, a third party administration company, welcomed Carol Kuhn as vice president of value based benefits and client services.

New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance issued a rule proposal for the internal appeals process for motor vehicle claims and personal injury protection coverage.

Increasing health insurance costs are taking funds out of Americans' retirement savings, based on a new survey by LIMRA, according to MarketWatch.

Maine Health Data Organization collects data from hospitals, payers, MaineCare and Medicare. Now, MHDO has created a new healthcare price transparency website for the state, according to a Bangor Daily News report. 

After three years of negotiation attempts, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina is endings its contract with Carteret Health Care, according to WITN.

The Georgetown University Health Policy Institute's Center for Children and Families found 97 percent of children in West Virginia have healthcare coverage, according to Tech Times.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the 2016 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System recommendation for sacroiliac joint fusion, increasing the outpatient payment when billing the CPT 27279.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released 17 new ASC payable codes along with the 2016 ASC payment rule, according to an ASCA report.