ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

With less than one month to go until the Oct. 1 deadline, it’s a race against the clock for U.S. healthcare providers to transition to the 10th version of the International Classification of Diseases. In the coming weeks, hospitals and…

Federal regulators are sticking to their strict out-of-pocket healthcare spending limits, and will impose new limits on how much out-of-pocket expenses employers with high-deductible plans can mandate employees to pick up starting next year, according to Business Insurance.

Texas Ambulatory Surgery Center Society representatives met with BlueCross BlueShield of Texas representatives to discuss key issues for ASCs, according to a TASCS newsletter.

Reimbursement for procedures is an ASC's bread and butter. Here are eight things to know about surgery center reimbursement.

Many physicians fear the upcoming Oct. 1 coding deadline will result in denied claims and payments, according to The New York Times.

Surgery centers have different methods for dealing with processes on the business end, which includes revenue cycle management and patient collections. Some ASC owners prefer to keep business operations in-house, while others prefer contracting with a company. There are benefits…

Many healthcare providers worried about how insurance mega-the mergers will impact reimbursements. However, there are opportunities for ASCs as the payer environment changes.

SourceMedical, a provider outpatient continuum of care solutions, named Jho Outlaw as vice president of revenue cycle services.

Hooper, Lundy and Bookman filed a motion for preliminary approval to settle a class action complaint filed more than six years ago on behalf of out-of-network California ambulatory surgery centers against United Healthcare Services and OptumInsight.

The American Medical Association released a 12-page analysis explaining how the recent Anthem-Cigna and Aetna-Humana mergers will hurt patients.