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01-08-2019 Evaluate and Manage Services of Teaching Physicians: MM11171This article is meant to instruct physicians regarding the billing of Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) to evaluate and manage services imparted to Medicare beneficiaries. It is a |
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29-07-2019 Recent updates in medical codingA lot of changes were observed in CPT and HCPCS Level II code by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). These changes are in effect from 01 July 2019. The Ambulatory Surgical |
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18-07-2019 ICD-10 2020: Migraine UpdatesR11.15 (Cyclical vomiting syndrome unrelated to migraine) will be the new code for migraine patients. It is another option for R11.1 (Vomiting). Currently, there are five codes- R11.10, R11.11, R11 |
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18-07-2019 Coding for Foot Deformities DiagnosisICD-10 updates bring other revisions for enthesopathy affecting ankle and foot. Reporting for congenital anomalies of foot are included in the recent update. In the current ICD-10 2019, eac |
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01-07-2019 MCS claim processing system logic modifications: Modifier 59, XE, XS, XP, and XU (MM11168)The changes in MM11168 became effective since 01 July 2019. This change is applicable for suppliers, providers, physicians who are involved in claim submission to Medicare Administrative Contractor |
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01-07-2019 Excluding organ acquisition charges from Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) payment calculation: MM11087Suppliers and providers involved in submitting claims in Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) need to stay updated with the recent MM11087. There is a system change where medical coders need |
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30th November 2016 2017 CPT® codes more accurately report and justify reimbursement for providers of physical medicineNew physical therapy (PT), occupational therapy (OT), and athletic training (AT) evaluation codes are the first significant changes to CPT® physical medicine and rehabilitation codes in two decades. The new tiered evaluation codes also introduce separate sub-heads for PT, OT, and AT evaluations, but groups them together. This will help coding and billing in clinics and facilities offering all three services.
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30th September 2016 ICD-PM promoted by WHO to improve infant death reportingAccording to WHO, every year, worldwide, millions of babies die within the first 28 days of life, and just as many are stillborn. Unfortunately, most stillborn babies and half of all newborn deaths are not recorded in a birth or death certificate. This lack of data prevents countries from taking effective and timely actions to prevent other babies from dying.
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13th September 2016 It is mandatory to have signature on medical recordsPayers and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) require that the medical chart documentation sent to support a claim contain a legible and timely signature. For medical review purposes, Medicare requires the author, using a handwritten or a valid electronic signature, to authenticate the services provided/ordered. Even if the coding is accurate but the document lacks a legible signature the entire note will be disregarded.
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15th July 2016 Guidelines from CMS to ensure that patient’s health record contains quality documentationGuidelines have been released by The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to ensure that every patient’s health record contains quality documentation. The general principles which have been laid down by CMS for medical record documentation with regards to reporting of medical and surgical services for Medicare payment are as given below
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30th June 2016 Modifier 24 not required for Unrelated Antepartum VisitIn case a pregnant patient visits an obstetrician/gynecologist during the antepartum for a problem unrelated to pregnancy then a question often arises that can the provider bill separately for that visit, or is the service bundled into the maternity care? If the provider can bill, is it necessary to append modifier 24 “Unrelated evaluation and management service by the same physician or other qualified health care professional during a postoperative period to the E/M code?”
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