ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

Changes with the 2012 CPT Manual have made an impact on coding for arthroscopic procedures, according to a report in AAOS Now.

Ohio state officials want to link the Medicare and Medicaid programs so that beneficiaries who enroll in both only have to work with a single program to receive the services, according to an Associated Press report.

American Medical Association delegates have been vocal about their disdain for ICD-10, voicing opinions that the transition to the coding system will impose unnecessary and significant burdens on the practice of medicine, according to a General Surgery News report.

Michael Orseno, revenue cycle director for Regent Surgical Health, discusses five steps ambulatory surgery centers should take to improve their billing and collections efforts in the new year.

CMS has extended its annual Medicare participation enrollment period through Feb. 14, according to an American Medical News report.

Minority Democrats in the Ohio General Assembly announced a plan last week to create a health insurance marketplace where consumers and small businesses can "comparison shop" for coverage, according to an Oxford Press report.

Bloomington, Minn.-based health insurer HealthPartners is changing the way it covers patients considering spine surgery, in an effort to decrease costs and increase efficacy, according to a Star Tribune report.

Massachusetts' highest court ruled Thursday that the state cannot prevent legal immigrants from entering a state healthcare program, according to a New York Times report.

The following article is written by Susan Vecchi-Cedrone, senior research analyst for AdvantEdge Healthcare Solutions. On Dec. 23, 2011, President Obama signed the Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011 (TPTCCA). The TPTCCA included the extension of the 2011…

Medicare contractors have received updated instructions and specifications for the Jan. 2012 Integrated Outpatient Code Editor, according to an AAPC report.