When CMS eliminated consultation codes on Jan. 1, you and your peers were straddled with some of the biggest billing, coding and documentation changes you've had to face in a long time. Now that we're more than three months into this brave new consult-free, E/M-heavy world, how has your practice fared? We're running a brief, online survey on the consult change so we can address any problems you've been having with the change in the next issue of Part B News. We'll also share the results, so you can see what your peers have been dealing with.
Have you gotten more denials for consults-turned-E/Ms? Or fewer? Have you had difficulty crosswalking all-inclusive consults into E/Ms that separate new and estasblished patients? How about tricky payment scenarios where you're billing a private payer that still takes consults and Medicare, which doesn't? Finally, where does your practice stand in terms of revenue impact, especially if you're a specialist-heavy operation? Take our survey and weigh in!