ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

Here are four recent disputes involving ambulatory surgery centers and insurance companies over payments and in-network status.

Melissa Corral, a member of the AAPC Chapter association and provider relations representative for Health Partners, recently advised physician practices and surgery centers to understand their contracted rates and request fee schedules from payors on a regular basis, according to…

Lawsuits filed by Aetna and UnitedHealthcare earlier this year, alleging that California surgery center chain Bay Area Surgical Management fraudulently overcharged the companies, reveal an inability on the part of those insurers to control healthcare costs, according to a column…

Michael Orseno, revenue cycle director for Regent Surgical Health, shares five strategies to improve your ASC's business office processes.

Jessica Nantz, president and founder of Outpatient Healthcare Strategies, discusses 12 strategies to improve reimbursement processes in your surgery center.

Most Medicare physicians assign codes for evaluation and management services despite the fact that most EHR systems can assist them, according to an American Medical News report.

Nader Samii, CEO, and Lisa Rock, president of National Medical Billing Services, discuss five core concepts for building a great billing and collections business.

The New Jersey Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers is opposing A-944, a bill that would add to existing anti-fraud legislation in the state.

The New Jersey Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers has sent a letter to the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance, asking them to investigate Aetna's practice of redirecting in-network patients.

A group of California physicians and medical groups has accused insurance company Aetna of reneging on medical benefits, escalating a dispute over payments for care in facilities that are out-of-network with the insurance provider, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.