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09/23/2024
Take time to review 2024’s final set of National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) edits so your final quarter isn’t plagued with avoidable denials. The upcoming edits for covered procedures, taking effect Oct. 1,  feature hundreds of new pairs that bundle skin debridement, wound care and blood vessel repair services into new codes and could catch your practice off guard if you’ve been reporting them together without problems this year.
09/23/2024
A news story out of North Carolina raises a question: It’s common knowledge that providers can’t share patient records outside their practice without permission, but what about inside the practice?
09/23/2024
Practices should update billing systems, communicate with patients and train staff on the pending human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) preventive service benefit, suggests the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) in tips it shared with Part B News.
09/23/2024
When it comes to colonoscopies in outpatient settings, being able to differentiate between the types of procedures is essential for coders so that they select the right codes.
09/23/2024
The FY 2025 update to the ICD-10-CM code set includes four new codes that describe pulmonary embolisms that can occur as a result of musculoskeletal conditions and orthopedic procedures.
09/23/2024
The number of claims filed in 2022 with the locum tenens modifier Q6, appended when a substitute provider is practicing under Medicare locum tenens rules, was 3.2 million, a 15% increase from the 2.8 million claims in 2021. Maybe in the last year of the COVID-19 public health emergency, more providers were taking vacations.

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