ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

Two transmittals issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services provided updates to the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System, including clarification of outpatient diagnostic services policies and changes to device and Category III codes to be implemented on July…

West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital in Sulphur, La., is the first in the Lake Charles area to have anesthesia services covered in-network by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana after nearly six months of being out of network, according to a…

The American Academy of Professional Coders announced Daniel Schwebach as its vice president of practice management initiatives, according to an AAPC news release.

Federal investigators are looking into billing practices at Dallas' University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Parkland Memorial Hospital, after previous investigations discovered the hospitals had billed the government for services provided by faculty physicians when they were performed by…

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has once again asked contractors to hold claims for services under the physician fee schedule for the first 10 business days in June, while Congress struggles to delay a proposed 21.3 percent fee…

CPT copyright 2009 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.Here are the 2010 Medicare payments for 23 hernia procedures in the ASC setting.

Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls, Idaho, and West Valley Medical Center in Caldwell, Idaho, will continue to provide in-network medical care to all Medicare Advantage members enrolled in plans offered by Humana under terms of a renewal…

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and Beverly, Mass.-based Northeast Health Systems Physician Hospital Organization have signed a five-year Alternative Quality Contract, making the organization the first North Shore physician group to adopt BCBSMA's global payment model, according to a…

In today's fluctuating economy, ASCs are looking for ways to increase their reimbursement while remaining competitive and compliant. The first place to look should be your accounts receivable balances to determine if all accounts are being paid in full. To…

New York hospitals said CMS' proposal to cut reimbursements nationwide to reflect alleged upcoding of services is unfair and would cause $250 million a year in losses in New York alone, according to a report by Crain's New York Business.