ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued Transmittal 1875 (pdf) to clarify which consultation codes were no longer accepted as of Jan. 1, 2010, according to a report in MLN Matters.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued Transmittal 1867 (pdf), which is designed to help physicians, non-physician practitioners and hospitals, as well as Medicare Administrative Contractors, to help prevent misuse of modifiers used to identify adverse events and…

UnitedHealthcare will require all network physicians and other healthcare providers, facilities and ancillary providers to participate in its Commercial Radiology Notification Program, effective Feb. 15, 2010, according to a report from the American Academy of Professional Coders.

New York state comptroller Thomas DiNapoli released audits that found the state Medicaid program lost at least $92 million due to improper payments, billing errors and poor record keeping, according to a report in the New York Times.

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The upcoming implementation of ICD-10 has been seen by many as a necessary update of a rapidly outdated system, whereas others feel that the changes are too sweeping to be enacted in only three years, according to a report in…

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The fastest way for a practice to increase profitability is to improve its revenue cycle, according to David Wold, CEO of Healthcare Information Services in Park Ridge, Ill. "A practice that seriously examines its revenue cycle and takes steps to…

A transmittal from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services provides guidance on the voluntary use of advance beneficiary notices and adjustments to two modifiers used when billing for these services, according to a report in MLN Matters.

In its 2010 Outpatient Prospective Payment System Final Rule, CMS eliminated the use of "consultation" codes (CPT 99241-99245) for new patient consultations by specialty physicians. Starting in 2010, practices must bill for these services using regular evaluation and management codes…