Radiology Coding Alert

Find mammography guidelines at a glance

CMS' recent Web site makeover means you need to update all those policy and fee schedule links in your Internet favorites folder. Access your most-needed information using these addresses.

Tip: If the page you need isn't listed below, head to www.cms.hhs.gov/center/physician.asp. From there, you can do a search or find the section you're looking for, says experienced radiology coder Carrie Caldewey, CPC, coding supervisor for Northern California Medical Associates in Santa Rosa, Calif.

Topic                                     Web Address

Home Page                          www.cms.hhs.gov (remains the same)

CMS Contacts                    www.new.cms.hhs.gov/ContactCMS

CMS Manuals                      www.cms.hhs.gov/Manuals/IOM/list.asp   

CMS Regional Offices       www.new.cms.hhs.gov/RegionalOffices

CMS Rulings                       www.cms.hhs.gov/Rulings/

CMS Transmittals              www.cms.hhs.gov/Transmittals/  

Evaluation and Management  
Documentation Guidelines  www.cms.hhs.gov/MedlearnProducts/20_DocGuide.asp
 
Mammography Coverage  www.cms.hhs.gov/Mammography/

Medicare Modernization Update    www.cms.hhs.gov/MMAUpdate/     

Medlearn Matters Articles:  www.cms.hhs.gov/MedlearnMattersArticles/2005MMA/List.asp

National Coverage Analyses  www.new.cms.hhs.gov/mcd/index_list.asp?list_type=nca

National Provider Identifier         www.cms.hhs.gov/NationalProvIdentStand/

NCCI Edits   www.cms.hhs.gov/NationalCorrectCodInitEd/NCCIEP/list.asp

Part D Provider Information                    www.new.cms.hhs.gov/MedlearnProducts/downloads/Part_D_Formulary_Message.pdf

Physician Fee Schedule   www.cms.hhs.gov/PhysicianFeeSched

Provider Home Page  www.cms.hhs.gov/center/provider.asp

Quarterly Provider Update  www.cms.hhs.gov/QuarterlyProviderUpdates/
 
Search NCD Database  www.new.cms.hhs.gov/mcd/search.asp?