A nonphysician qualified healthcare professional discusses, via telephone, a health issue and possible treatment or management with an established patient, parent, or guardian. This service includes five to 10 minutes of medical discussion.
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Say goodbye to 99441 through 99443 next year. When CPT® 2025 becomes effective on Jan. 1, 2025, you will see plenty of new evaluation and management (E/M) options. You should also see several minor E/M revisions. Read on to learn how [...]
Say goodbye to 99441 through 99443 next year. When CPT® 2025 becomes effective on Jan. 1, 2025, you won’t see any new CPT® Category I codes specifically for cardiology next year, but you will see plenty of new evaluation and [...]
How many data transmission days are required for RPM/RTM? The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published its calendar year (CY) 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) final rule in the Federal Register on Nov. 16, 2023. Among the [...]
Conversion factor cut again; experts disappointed again. On Nov. 16, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS). Since the final rule is now published, we can now see what the new [...]
CMS makes good on its earlier proposals—including cutting the CF again. In mid-November, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS). Now that the final rule is published, coders can know what [...]
See what the total revenue increase could be for all 7 services. Over the last two months, we’ve looked at four ways to boost revenue for your practice, which could potentially help you adjust care programs, upgrade office equipment, adjust [...]
Question: One of the people in my group practice is a clinical social worker and doesn’t usually bill their provided services via evaluation and management (E/M) codes. However, the social worker is interacting with patients remotely through virtual check-ins during [...]
Question: We’ve been using modifier CS for Part B claims during the PHE, but I’m not clear on which codes are appropriate for the modifier. Can you help? Tennessee Subscriber Answer: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently updated [...]
Good news: Vaccine administration rates just went up. As pandemic restrictions lift and your Part B practice gets back in the swing of things, you’re wise to keep in step with evolving COVID-19 policies — especially with the public health [...]
Tip: Stay on top of evolving Medicare policies. Though there is light at the end of the pandemic tunnel, COVID-19’s twists and turns continue to impact Medicare providers’ daily grind. Three recent offerings are a mixed bag, highlighting the ebb [...]
