Official Update to the HCPCS Code System
Medical coders use HCPCS codes to report medical procedures to Medicare, Medicaid, and several other third-party payors.
When Should you Issue an Advance Beneficiary Notice?
This ABN can also be used as a voluntary notice to alert patients of their financial liability prior to providing medical services that Medicare never covers. An ABN is not required to bill a patient for an item or service that is not a Medicare benefit and is never covered.
Watch for Bundles
If the medical provider performs bone biopsy at a level not addressed by the vertebroplasty, you may report biopsy alone with the 59 modifier appended to indicate the separate locations of the two procedures.
Bristol Healthcare Service Transitioned to ICD-10 well Before 2016
The transition to the ICD -10 and Related Health Problems appears to have gone well so far, despite widespread anxiety that it would wreak havoc across the healthcare industry as providers struggled to comply with the new coding structure, heightened specificity and documentation requirements.
Comprehensive Revenue Cycle Management – Getting Paid on Time
Pre-verification or insurance eligibility verification is the first step in Revenue Cycle Management. Here, all the patients scheduled to visit the provider are verified for eligibility and benefits with their insurance.