ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association has updated its rate calculator to include a list of payable procedures accounting for the recent physician rate extension and the 2012 rate corrections.

Florida state senators have introduced legislation that would set up a Florida health insurance exchange as required by the federal healthcare reform law, according to a Florida Independent report.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker will reject $37 million in funding for a health insurance exchange from the federal government, according to a Green Bay Press Gazette report.

Maryland Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown proposed Tuesday to tackle the state's healthcare access problem by creating healthcare "zones" that would mimic economic-enterprise zones used for several decades, according to a Washington Post report.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie signed three bills into law Tuesday that will assist people with serious medical illnesses in attaining insurance overage, according to a North Jersey report.

The following article is written by Rebecca Overton, director of revenue cycle management for Surgical Management Professionals.   Developing successful revenue strategies in your facility is the key to unlocking your profit potential. Taking a proactive approach to developing and…

CPT copyright 2011 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.   Editor's note: This article by Tony Mira, president and CEO of Anesthesia Business Consultants, an anesthesia & pain management billing…

CMS has established a new payment modifier — PD Diagnostic or related nondiagnostic item or service provided in a wholly owned or operated entity to a patient admitted as an inpatient within 3 days, according to an AAPC report.

The federal government has increased scrutiny of Arizona health insurance companies, as regulators target companies for "unreasonable" rate increases and pledge to review proposed rate increases for 32 health insurance plans, according to a Tucson Citizen report.

Scott Faringer is the administrator of The Tri-City Orthopaedic Center in Richland, Wash., a USPI facility. He is currently the USPI Washington State Advocacy member, a position for which he has visited Washington, D.C., to pitch a new ASC reimbursement…