Distinguish G-codes from 99441-99443. While you may have focused on telehealth services during the pandemic, virtual check-ins have gotten less attention but remain a constant and integral part of general surgery practice E/M services as the Public Health Emergency (PHE) [...]
Hint: Rely on this set of codes until the PHE ends. After a year-plus of navigating the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) — and an onslaught of new or temporary easing of regulations for telehealth — you may feel good [...]
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: Stick to one set of codes for reporting until the PHE ends. No matter the specialty, telehealth visits have increased exponentially during the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). However, even though many have bolstered their command of coding these [...]
Unsure how to report G2252? We’ve got the scoop. You may not have been familiar with virtual check-in coding a few years ago, but the pandemic certainly brought this service to light. And the release of the 2021 Medicare Physician [...]
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 [...]
Stick to one set of codes for reporting until the PHE ends. As the PHE persists into 2021, you want to ensure you’re fully prepared to code all forms of non-face-to-face physician encounters. For interventional radiology providers, telehealth visits have [...]
If the news coming out surrounding virtual check-in coding has your head swirling, you’re in good company. That’s because the release of the 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) final rule featured new coding guidance, and new codes, for audio [...]
Stick to one set of codes for reporting until the PHE ends. Even for those who did their due diligence by reading through the release of the 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) final rule, it would be perfectly understandable [...]
