ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

CPT copyright 2009 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.   Accurate coding from an operative report is often complex. Determining the optimum number of codes that can be used while…

About 5 percent of ASC claims are denied by the insurer during the first review, according to Kelly D. Webb, CEO of ASC Billing Specialists in Glendale, Ariz. Here Mr. Webb provides nine best practices on how to reduce your…

CPT copyright 2009 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.   The 2011 CMS ASC final rule gave ASCs six new procedures they can bill Medicare for which were previously excluded…

Here are five tips from ASC experts on how to maximize ASC collections and ensure proper and full reimbursement.

CPT copyright 2009 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. New code CPT 0232T (injection(s) platelet-rich plasma, any tissue, including image guidance, harvesting and preparation) went into effect July 1. This…

Caryl Serbin, RN, president of Serbin Surgery Center Billing, offers 12 ways for an ASC to immediately improve profitability.

A new bill that would have required New Jersey out-of-network ASCs and other providers to charge patients out-of-pocket costs in many cases has failed to make it out of committee.

Payors may build in terms that limit or cap ASCs' ability to get paid for their services while providing the payors more revenue control. Here are five key factors to understand and negotiate into every payor contract.

CPT copyright 2009 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.   CPT 10060 (incision and drainage of abscess – simple or single) or CPT 10061 (incision and drainage of abscess –…

CPT copyright 2009 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.   1. When a sentinel node biopsy (CPT 38500) is performed during the same operative session as, for example, axillary node…