ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has initiated testing for Version 5010 implementation policy, which is part of the Health Insurance Reform modifications to HIPAA, according to a report by the American Academy of Professional Coders.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has updated the list of ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes that do not require either an HCPCS –QR or –Q0 modifier for implantable cardiac device services provided in a clinical study, according to an article…

As pressures by health insurers on out-of-network ASCs across the country continue to increase, many of these centers are beginning to examine whether moving in-network would benefit or harm their long-term financial success. Matt Kilton, MBA, MHA, COO of EVEIA…

The Texas Medical Association has launched a campaign to collect 1 million signatures in support of replacing the sustainable growth rate formula that threatens to cut Medicare physician reimbursements by 21.3 percent, according to a report by the Dallas Morning…

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has extended the reasonable cost payment for clinical laboratory tests performed by hospitals with fewer than 50 beds in qualified rural areas as part of their outpatient services for the cost reporting periods…

CMS should improve payment processes that allowed $231 million in overpayments identified by Recovery Audit Contractors in the three-year demonstration phase of the RAC program, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.

CPT copyright 2009 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.Differences in coding for screening or diagnostic colonoscopies have been a pressing issue for more than a decade and the new health…

CPT copyright 2009 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.1. Reporting CPT 29877 instead of 29879 due to lack of documentation without consideration of a physician queryOne of the biggest challenges…