ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

CMS has published a MLN Matters article on the importance of coding the place of service by physicians and billing agents who submit claims to Medicare.

GENASCIS, a billing, revenue cycle management and data analytics firm in the ambulatory surgery industry, has announced the development of MEDIBIS Mobile, which the company says will provide physicians and ASC administrators access to relevant data on their facilities' financial…

New technology has prompted CMS to reconsider its recently updated national coverage determination for MRI, according to an AAPC release.

Patients say they would pay medical bills more promptly if physicians provided online access to bill pay, according to an American Medical News report.

Connolly Healthcare, the RAC for Region C, has posted new CMS-approved audit issues, including the first for ambulatory surgery center claims, according to the Connolly website and an HCPro Revenue Cycle Institute blog.

The following Q&A comes from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services website.   Q: Does CMS adjust Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) payment under the revised ASC payment system for geographic differences in wages based on where the ASC is…

South Shore Hospital, based in Weymouth, Mass., is reimbursing Medicare for about $341,000 from 249 billing or coding errors in 2008 and 2009, according to a Patriot Ledger report.

Ronald A. McFarland, president of Verimed Services and Medical Alliance Partners in State College, Pa., has admitted to embezzling $2.46 million in health insurance reimbursements from two cancer treatment centers, according to a Centre Daily Times report.

The following Q&A comes from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services website.   Q: Where can I find a list of procedures and ancillary services that are payable in the Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) setting and their associated payment…

The House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health recently held a hearing to discuss the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's (MedPAC) annual report, during which several members of Congress spoke in support of ambulatory surgery centers and called for parity between…