Part B Insider (Multispecialty) Coding Alert
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• CMS is lining up its interest rate with what private consumers pay. Effective Oct. 22, CMS wants Medicare contractors to apply a 10.875 percent interest rate to all overpayments and underpayments to match the Treasury's fixed rate, according to Change Request 6651 and Transmittal 160 published on Oct. 15. Why:
Read the transmittal at www.cms.hhs.gov/transmittals/downloads/R160FM.pdf.
• Brush up on your ICD-9-CM coding with a free online course from intermediary Cahaba GBA at www.cahabagba.com/rhhi/education -- select"Online Courses."
New codes take effect Oct. 1 for episodes with dates of service on or after that dates.
You'll find the new and deleted codes online at www.cms.hhs.gov/Transmittals/downloads/R1770CP.pdf.
Cahaba also offers courses on enrollment, Medicare coding, and secondary payer status on its Web site.
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