The Massachusetts government has reduced the surcharge for services provided at ASCs, according an announcement on the Massachusetts Health Safety Net website and a report from Business Insurance.
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CPT copyright 2009 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CMS has issued an MLN Matters article clarifying payment for implantable tissue markers and implantable radiation dosimeters.
The following column first appeared in the AAPC News.Medicare Part B physician payments for transforaminal epidural injection services increased from $57 million in 2003 to $141 million in 2007, according to a recent review conducted by the Office of Inspector General (OIG).…
Here are 10 current topics on ASC billing, coding and collections.
Billing, coding and collections are on the forefront of many administrators' minds as they figure out how to save money and receive the appropriate payment for every procedure. Sandy Berreth, administrator of Brainerd Lakes Surgery Center in Baxter, Minn., shares…
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Editor's Note: This article by Paul Cadorette, director of education for mdStrategies, originally appeared in The Coding Advocate, mdStrategies free monthly newsletter. Sign-up to receive this newsletter by clicking here. CPT copyright 2009 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT…
CPT copyright 2009 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. Although the anesthesia section in the CPT manual is the smallest, it can be one of the most difficult areas…
The following question was in response to New and Revised Category III Codes to Report.Q: We are an ASC, not hospital-based. Can we code 0230T with 64483? Also, what revenue code should we be using for the 0230T code?
Bill Gilbert, vice president of marketing, and Brice Voithofer, vice president of ASC and anesthesia services, for AdvantEdge Healthcare Solutions, discuss the dangers of not regularly auditing dictated surgeons' reports.
The South Carolina state employee insurance plan will cover the costs for 100 qualifying gastric-bypass or Lap-Band surgeries under a pilot program that will study the results of the surgeries for 18 months, according to reports from WCBD News 2…