Imagine the patient who doesn't come to your practice until he is very ill. He's hospitalized, undergoing extensive procedures at a great cost. The sad part? His condition could have been prevented if he had come in for regular preventive…
ASC Coding, Billing & Collections
As president of National Medical Billing Services in St. Louis, Mo., one of the largest ASC billing companies in the country, Lisa Rock is well-versed in the mistakes ASCs make concerning billing and coding. Here she discusses six things your…
Caryl A. Serbin, RN, BSN, LHRM, president and founder of Serbin Surgery Center Billing, suggests following these 10 best practices to help your ASC negotiate good insurance contracts for orthopedic, spine and pain-driven ASCs.
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.
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.
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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…
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…