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April HCPCS G Code Changes Part 2
Just a few months after HCPCS Level II received its 2018 updates, new changes are already in store. Effective April 1st, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will release several quarterly modifications to each HCPCS G code. Thankfully, AAPC has...
read moreHCPCS April G Code Changes Part 1
Just a few months after HCPCS Level II received its 2018 updates, new changes are already in store. Effective on the 1st of next month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will release several April G code changes. Thankfully, AAPC has outlined the...
read moreShared Decision-Making For ICDs
At present, any patient who is going to receive an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) has to go through a rigorous set of tests and pre-certifications. These devices, implanted in those with limited life expectancy due to chronic heart failure, are the...
read moreHCPCS April Update Part 2: Z, K, and C Code Changes
Just a few months after HCPCS Level II received its 2018 updates, new changes are already in store. Effective April 1st, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will release several quarterly modifications to to its codes. Thankfully, AAPC has outlined...
read moreColorectal Cancer Coding Refresher
March is now in full swing, which means that we’re already well into National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, dedicated to promoting regular cancer screenings. Given that this cancer causes the second-highest amount of cancer deaths across both men and women, this...
read moreHCPCS April Update Part 1: Q Code Changes
Just a few months after HCPCS Level II received its 2018 updates, new changes are already in store. Effective April 1st, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will release several quarterly modifications to to its codes. Thankfully, AAPC has outlined...
read moreOff-The-Shelf Orthotics Audits
All types of claims are subject to audits every now and then, but some can draw more attention than others. Such is the case for off-the-shelf orthotics, a category that has seen its number of claims double in just the past few years alone. According to the Office of...
read moreAnthem Cancels Modifier 25 Payment Reduction
Last year, insurance giant Anthem made headlines by announcing that they would halve the reimbursement for any evaluation and management (E/M) procedure billed with modifier 25. This modifier, used to indicate a “significant, separately identifiable evaluation and...
read moreMedical Students Can Now Provide E/M Documentation
In the past, the notation of medical students was not considered enough to count as the patient’s official documentation during evaluation and management (E/M) services. Though students must make rounds and see patients along with their mentoring physicians, they have...
read moreCoding Changes to Biosimilar Biologicals
Just like their CPT counterparts, HCPCS codes are constantly being studied and reevaluated, and biosimilar biologicals are no exception. Because these products have been proven to be similar to an existing FDA-approved biological (hence the term biosimilar), they...
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