The NCTAP was finalized as part of CMS’ fourth COVID-19 interim final rule. A version of this article was first published February 10, 2021, by HCPro's Revenue Cycle Advisor, a sibling publication to ...
CMS will make significant changes to ASC and outpatient surgery reimbursement next year. In the 2026 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Final Rule, published ...
CMS suggests 1,495 total changes to the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code set in the FY 2023 IPPS proposed rule. Brain illness and injury, with a focus on dementia-related diagnoses, occupy a high volume of ...
CMS’ final rule released Nov. 1 includes changes to the billing and coding requirements for evaluation and management services, Health Data Management reports. Effective Jan. 1, CMS’ E/M coding ...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is delaying for two years implementation of evaluation and management coding reforms that affect physician payment, in a move applauded by the American ...
As a result of insurers “upcoding” patient diagnoses, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) overpaid Medicare Advantage (MA) by $50 billion (or 13 percent) in 2024, according to the ...
If you listen to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the organization's plans to update evaluation and management (E/M) codes could simplify documentation and free up doctors’ time to ...
CPT copyright 2010 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.The following Q&A comes from ...
Reimbursement milestone marks a key stride in improving patient access to advanced lymphedema treatment ...
In the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, Congress gave the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) the statutory authority and obligation to implement a “coding intensity adjustment” for ...
MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Intersect ENT®, Inc. (Nasdaq: XENT), a global ear, nose and throat (“ENT”) medical technology leader dedicated to transforming patient care, today announced that ...
This year ushered in many changes affecting reimbursement for healthcare providers, but few are as important as the new Physician Fee Schedule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ...