CMS has announced it will begin reimbursing for four new Q codes effective for claims with dates of service on or after July 1.
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CMS has announced Medicare will accept four new K codes for billing suction pumps and accompanying surgical dressings, effective July 1.
The National Insurance Crime Bureau reported a 23 percent rise in first quarter 2011 questionable claims over the same period in 2009, according to an NICB release.
Beverly Hills Surgical Center filed a class-action lawsuit in federal court against UnitedHealth Group and OptumHealth on April 22, alleging the insurers violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act through abusive overpayment recoupment practice.
Approximately 33 percent of Medicare claims for diagnostic radiology interpretation and report services submitted by hospital outpatient EDs in 2008 were paid in error, according to an OIG report and an AAPC release.
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The July 1 quarterly HCPCS Level II update includes several drug/biological code changes, according to an AAPC release.
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Physician organizations have suggested specific alternatives to Medicare's payment formula, which plans to reduce physician pay by 29.5 percent in 2012, according to an American Medical News report.