Part B News Features
Audio-only telehealth visits are still relevant thanks to another extension of audio-only services from Congress and private payer adoption. Below you will find two recent questions about how to rep... More
Recent changes mandated by Congress and CMS that boost the status of physician assistants (PA) — or physician associates, as some groups prefer — is another sign that the providers formerl... More
Ensure your coding and documentation accuracy is on target for a host of E/M claims, including chronic care management (CCM) (99490) and transitional care management (TCM) (99495, 99496) that one of... More
Audio-only telehealth visits are still relevant thanks to another extension of audio-only services from Congress and private payer adoption. Below you will find two recent questions about how to rep... More
Recent changes mandated by Congress and CMS that boost the status of physician assistants (PA) — or physician associates, as some groups prefer — is another sign that the providers formerl... More
Ensure your coding and documentation accuracy is on target for a host of E/M claims, including chronic care management (CCM) (99490) and transitional care management (TCM) (99495, 99496) that one of... More
Tools
Help your staff prepare for the April 1, 2025, National Correct Coding Initiative update with the new, revised and deleted procedure-to-procedure (PTP) edits with short descriptors. 
Help your staff prepare for the April 1, 2025, National Correct Coding Initiative update with the new, revised and deleted medically unlikely edits (MUE) with short descriptors. 
Benchmark of the Week
Ensure your coding and documentation accuracy is on target for a host of E/M claims, including chronic care management (CCM) (99490) and transitional care management (TCM) (99495, 99496) that one of CMS’ auditing arms has flagged for improper payments.
After early years of fast growth followed by a significant slowdown during the COVID years, the rise of advance care planning (ACP) codes 99497 (first 30 mins) and 99498 (each additional 30 mins) has settled into a steady but healthy groove.
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