Coding: Additional CCI Edits
Some Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) edits were updated and went into effect April 1, 2015. The edits may affect the way new joint injections…
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Value-Based Medicine
Stephanie Cecchini, CPC, CEMC, CHISP, AHIMA Approved ICD-10 Trainer – Aviacode “Value” does not mean patients receive exceptional care or have first-rate outcomes. There…
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Coding: CCI Edit for CPT Code 95012
The latest version of the National Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) edits went into effect April 1, 2015. With these new edits, you will be…
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Understanding Chronic Care Management Services
As of January 1, 2015, Medicare will pay CPT code 99490, non-face-to-face care coordination services furnished to Medicare beneficiaries with multiple chronic conditions, approximately…
Read MoreCoding: Proper Use for Modifiers 52 and 53
When a provider does not perform an entire intended service or procedure, the reasoning will determine which modifier should be used. Providers sometimes cut…
Read MoreOverpayment Final Rule Delay
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has failed to finalize the rule regarding Medicare overpayments within 60 days of identifying them because…
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Don’t miss our complimentary ICD-10 Road Map webinars coming your way monthly!
It’s OK if you missed the first two, no worries…you can replay them. Plus, more are coming! The second webinar in this important series,…
Read MoreICD-10 Delay Back in the News?
During the month of March, Congress is once again expected to debate a permanent fix to the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate formula for reimbursing…
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Don’t miss our new, complimentary ICD-10 Road Map Webinar Series
It’s OK if you missed the first two, no worries…you can replay them. Plus, more are coming! The second webinar in this important series,…
Read MoreModifier 59 Continued Use
Providers may continue to use modifier 59 in 2015 in any instance in which it was correctly used prior to January 1, 2015. The Centers for…
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