This week Terry Fletcher focuses on the Gastroenterology specialty and more importantly: how to code and report a “screening colonoscopy” to Medicare or a commercial plan. Terry also brings you a new CPT code for PPE, Code 99072, and how to document for payment. Subscribe and Listen You can subscribe to our podcasts via: Apple […]
Medical coders will get a bit of a reprieve next year when it comes to learning new procedure codes. The CPT® Editorial Panel approved fewer new codes for 2021 than usual. This is a relief considering all the coding and guideline changes being implemented Jan. 1 for evaluation and management (E/M) services. CPT focused on […]
CMS considers returning to previous rules and polices for Telehealth before the PHE. . Many services will be expiring once the PHE ends, and there is a surprised in the proposed rule 2021 for the originating site that no one saw coming. It could change your decision to keep Telehealth in your practice or not […]
CMS has issued new mandates for the additional 20% payment for COVID-19 related services. APP payments are now due and robotic surgery has its challenges. Terry covers all of those topics on this edition, the 150th episode of the CodeCast podcast! Subscribe and Listen You can subscribe to our podcasts via: Apple Podcasts – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/codecast-medical-billing-coding-insights/id1305926627 […]
Terry’s Top Ten Tuesday focus this month includes a mixed bag of topics. Terry has some new ground to cover including shoulder surgery coding, non-binary patient services, and COVID-19 ICD-10 coding, as well as answering more of your most frequently asked Coding, Billing and Reimbursement questions for the month of August. Subscribe and Listen You […]
CMS will allow the reporting of existing evaluation and management payment codes to reimburse eligible providers to bill Medicare for counseling services, at the time of testing. By making reimbursement available to providers for counseling, CMS and CDC hope to stop the spread of COVID-19. However, there are rules to follow with eligible providers, and […]
In the last week, CMS proposed Medicare payment rules for outpatient services and physicians for 2021, including finalized payment rules for inpatient rehabilitation hospitals and psychiatric facilities. Looking specifically at the 2021 Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule, scheduled to be published on August 17th in the IFR, it had some surprises. The Budget Neutrality Act […]
Compliance: it’s a “dirty word” in Healthcare that haunts practice managers day-in and day-out as they try to avoid denials, audits, and recoupments. Achieving compliance is no small task given the complexity of payer requirements and ever-changing regulations. Employee burnout also makes it difficult to maintain compliance because when staff is burned out, as they’re […]
Terry’s Top Ten Tuesday focus this month is on breaking healthcare news. From PHE being extended at the last minute, to CMS audits starting in a week, and HHS plans for payment parity across the OPPS to the physician reimbursement platform, not one stone is left unturned in the latest CodeCast. Subscribe and Listen You […]
Now that most states are experiencing a surge of COVID-19 cases, many states are also on the verge of a second lockdown as well. Terry Fletcher helps guide you in getting back to basics in the latest episode of the CodeCast podcast. It is time to take inventory of some of the ways our practices […]
