ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

CMS has announced it is delaying enforcement of policy included in the 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule final rule requiring a physician's or qualified nonphysician practitioner's signature on requisitions for clinical diagnostic laboratory tests paid under the clinical laboratory fee…

CMS has issued a modification to the HCPCS Level II code set, according to a report from the AAPC.

CPT copyright 2009 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.   The following was written by Cristina Bentin, CCS-P, CPC-H, CMA, principal of Coding Compliance Management.   It is recommended that…

Here are the top 10 most-read ambulatory surgery center coding, billing and collections articles published on www.BeckersASC.com in 2010.

The following Q&A was published Dec. 22 by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services in a set of FAQs about Affordable Care Act implementation.

Bausch + Lomb has announced it is extending the rebate program for patients who have the company's Crystalens accommodating intraocular lens implanted before March 31, 2011.

Here are five proven ways to increase your ASC collections and maintain a healthy A/Raccounts receivable.

The Office of Inspector General has issued a report with recommendations concerning payments for ambulatory surgery center services provided to beneficiaries in skilled nursing facility stays covered under Medicare Part A.

California, Maryland, New Jersey, Alaska, Massachusetts and Hawaii were the top paying states for coders in 2010, according to data released in AAPC's 2010 Salary Survey.

Coding is an ever-changing profession, and successful coders must be aware of industry changes in order to successfully represent the procedures performed in the ASC. Paul Cadorette, director of education for mdStrategies, discusses three resources every coder should use regularly.