New CPT Codes for 2015 are available for purchase. New lower pricing!
CPT® Codes for 2015 are now available for purchase through your sales rep or through the NextGen Healthcare Store. After recent NextGen Healthcare negotiations…
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Holding of 2015 Dates of Service
The 2015 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) final rule was published in the Federal Register in mid-November 2014. In order to implement corrections to…
Read MoreCigna Paper Claims and Appeals
As of July 1, 2014 all mailing locations for Cigna paper claims and appeals were consolidated to Chattanooga, Tennessee. The mailing addresses in Kennett,…
Read MoreAnthem: Modifier 59
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) updated relative value units for CPT code 63650 (percutaneous implantation of neurostimulator electrode array, epidural) to include…
Read MoreModifier 24
During a recent Medicare administrative contractor’s (MAC’s) probe, modifier 24 – unrelated evaluation and management (E/M) service by the same physician during a postoperative…
Read MoreExclusion for Debt Rule
As of the December 3, 2014 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) allows denial of enrollment for providers who previously owned a business that…
Read MoreMeaningful Use Medicare Attestation Deadline
Reminder: the Meaningful Use Medicare attestation deadline is February 28.
Read MoreCMS-Volunteer for ICD-10 End-To-End Testing in April-Forms due January 9
During the week of April 26 through May 1, 2015, a second sample group of providers will have the opportunity to participate in ICD-10…
Read MoreNextGen Healthcare in the News
Coders teeter on tightrope of relief and tension Ana Croxton is mentioned in this feature story about the clinical, financial and operational emotions around…
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Chronic Care Management Code
Starting January 1, 2015 providers can bill for chronic care management. This is a single code 99490 called chronic care management services and requires “at least…
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