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Pay attention to remittance advice codes confirmed for specific billing scenarios

04/04/2016

Expect to see consistent use of remittance advice remark codes (RARCs) when certain types of services are billed but not paid by the Medicare administrative contractor (MAC), CMS says in transmittal 3475 to its Medicare Claims Processing Manual.

Use expanded list of ICD-10 codes to get osteoporosis-screening claims paid

04/04/2016

by: Richard Scott

Update the list of ICD-10 diagnosis codes you’re eligible to report with a commonly billed bone mass measurement code to stave off costly denials.

5 tips to improve care, quality reporting with depression tools, treatment

04/04/2016

by: Roy Edroso

To improve care and reduce quality downfalls such as hospital readmission, sharpen your assessment and care of an oft-neglected chronic condition: depression.

Ensure your infection control strategy includes white coats, nonclinical office areas

04/04/2016

by: Scott Harris

Routine office equipment and apparel — including physician white coats and smartphones — are easily contaminated and need to be part of infection control (IC) strategy and procedures, experts say.

Pay attention to TCM patient-contact policy, depending on payer

04/04/2016

by: Richard Scott

If the provider or designated staff was not able to make contact within two business days post-discharge, and the contact attempts are documented, and all the other criteria for TCM are met within the 30 days after discharge, is TCM a billable event?

Steady declines mark osteoporosis-testing code 77080 among most specialties

04/04/2016

by: Richard Scott

Practices have witnessed a sharp decline in reimbursement for bone mass measurement code 77080 (Bone density measurement using dedicated X-ray machine) over the past decade, and that pay cut appears to have led to an overall decrease in service utilization.

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