Gastroenterology Coding Alert

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A Few Web Sites Will Do the Trick      Use these Internet sites to stay current on CMS procedures and changes: Procedure Payments      If you need to check current CPT code pricing information, payment policy indicators, relative value units, or geographic practice cost indices, visit the new CMS site at www.cms.hhs.gov/physicians/mpfsapp/ step1.asp. You can choose from several options for selecting the data you want to see, which then appears in a table.      The CMS Quarterly Provider Update (QPU) Listserv. Check this site to read about any regulations or program instructions released during the current quarter. Visit http://list.nih.gov/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=cms-qpu&A=1. Pending Program Changes       The CMS Quarterly Provider Update provides a listing of pending program changes for the current quarter, April 1 through June 30, 2003. Visit http://cms.hhs.gov/providerupdate/main.asp.
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