What’s the Social Security Number Removal Initiative (SSNRI)?
The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015, requires to remove Social Security Numbers (SSNs) from all Medicare...
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President Trump to replace Obamacare
President Trump called on Democrats and Republicans to repeal and replace Obamacare with reforms that expand choice, increase access, lower...
Chapter 1 Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) A92.5 Zika virus disease Chapter 2 Neoplasms (C00-D49) C49.A0 Gastrointestinal stromal tumor,...
The American Medical Association issued a new Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code for influenza vaccine Flucelvax, CPT 90674, effective August...
Payment Allowances and Effective Dates for the 2016-2017 Flu Season: CPT 90630 Payment allowance is $20.343. Effective dates: 8/1/2016-7/31/2017CPT 90653...
G-Codes G0436 & G0437 Smoking & Tobacco Cessation Counselling
HCPCS code G0436 and G0437 has been discontinued effective for the dates of services from 10/1/2016. CPT codes 99406 and 99407 are the remaining codes for tobacco cessation...
There are no deletions in Chapters 1, 2, 6, 8, 12 and 16 Chapter 3 Diseases of the blood and...
New Values for Incomplete Colonoscopies Billed with Modifier 53
An incomplete colonoscopy, e.g., the inability to advance the colonoscope to the cecum or colon-small intestine anastomosis due to unforeseen...
Showing Patient Payments in CMS 1500 guidelines form
Most of the practices would collect copayments from the patient at the time service. Although it’s not a violation for...
Medicare will hold HCPCS codes G0477 through G0483
CMS discovered systems errors affecting claims with new drug testing laboratory codes (HCPCS codes G0477 through G0483) with dates of...
2016 Updated List Of Deleted CPT Codes
Here are the deleted CPT Codes 2016 0099T Implantation of intrastromal corneal ring segments 0103T Holotranscobalamin, quantitative 0123T...
Inpatient Hospital Payments Impacted By Consolidated Appropriations Act
CMS is currently revising the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) FY 2016 Pricer to reflect the new payment calculation requirement....