ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

The following article is written by Rosalind Richmond, chief coding and compliance officer for GENASCIS. CPT copyright 2010 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. Pain relief procedures not specified to…

CPT copyright 2010 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.   The following article is written by Stephanie Ellis, RN, CPC, president of Ellis Medical Consulting.   Fusions are also called…

Here are six factors that affect the average salary of a medical coder, based on data from AAPC's 2010 Salary Survey: Coding Still a Good Bet in Bumpy Seas, written by Robison Wells, MBA, senior marketing specialist at AAPC, and…

The ASC Association has received reports from members that Recovery Audit Contractors sometimes fail to understand ASC billing rules, according to an ASCA release.

The American Association of Professional Coders has introduced a practice management initiative to help physician practices operate more efficiently, increase claims submission accuracy and receive more appropriate compensation, according to an AAPC release.

In two separately filed lawsuits in New Jersey over the last two years, insurers have attacked hospitals and physicians for out-of-network claims. In 2009, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey filed two lawsuits against two separate hospitals —…

The following article is written by Rosalind Richmond, chief coding and compliance officer for GENASCIS. CPT copyright 2010 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.   It is appropriate to report…

Questionable insurance claims in New York rose by 4.5 percent in 2010, according to a study by the National Insurance Crime Bureau reported in Insurance Journal.

Many healthcare professionals, including medical coders and IT personnel who must upgrade systems to accommodate HIPAA 5010 and ICD-10, would be relieved to see the ICD-10 deadline adjusted, according to a column by Tom Sullivan in ICD-10Watch.

The following article is written by Cristina Bentin, CCS-P, CPC-H, CMA, president of Coding Compliance Management.   RACs are stepping up the pace in terms of ambulatory surgery center automated claims reviews.