Appropriations act passed on the night before Christmas Eve. Home health agencies are getting both presents and lumps of coal in the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill that averts a government shutdown. The House passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, [...]
Final rule contains some last-minute reshuffling. The addition of dysphagia codes isn’t the only diagnosis coding change in the 2020 home health final rule. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services adds six dysphagia symptom codes to the Patient-Driven Groupings [...]
Non-profit PACE programs now allowed. Changes to Medicare’s PACE program may affect home care and hospice patients, too — and open up a potential new business avenue for you. Game changer: Under language in the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, [...]
Tip: Be careful of which codes you can submit together. Each code for autonomic testing has specific requirements before you can bill it, which means you need to know details regarding descriptors, medical necessity, and more. The following three steps [...]
G0643 edits affect more than 5,000 codes. Sometimes you’ll see a lull in new Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) edit pairs by the third quarter — but not this year. The July 1, 2014, CCI version 20.2 update brings 20,729 new [...]
G0643 edits affect more than 5,000 codes. Sometimes you’ll see a lull in new Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) edit pairs by the third quarter — but not this year. The July 1, 2014, CCI version 20.2 update brings 20,729 new [...]
Hint: Codes can be unbundled by using suitable modifier. Exercise caution if you are planning on reporting two E/M codes for the same patient on the same calendar date of service. The latest version 20.2 of the Correct Coding Initiative [...]
G0463 edits affect more than 5,000 codes. Sometimes you’ll see a lull in new Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) edit pairs by the third quarter — but not this year. The July 1, 2014, CCI version 20.2 update brings 20,729 new [...]
Pay attention to the modifier indicator for each edit — or face a denial. You may want to hold off if you are planning on reporting two E/M codes for the same patient on the same calendar date of service. [...]
Recap CCI Policy Manual explanations. Unlike in some past years, you won’t get off the hook easily with a quiet third quarter Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) update for your lab. In fact, the July 1, 2014 CCI version 20.2 brings [...]
