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Remind your team that the provider/patient relationship is the focus of G2211 and sit tight for updates that will allow the add-on code with unbundled home or residence E/Ms visits.
 
 
Practices should keep a careful eye on their virtual check-in claims and heed the codes' billing timelines after an OIG audit found millions of dollars in improper payments for the technology-based services.
 
 
Proposed changes to the ICD-10-CM code set include new codes for ectopic pregnancy, vanishing twin syndrome, cardiomyopathy, osteomyelitis, numerous toxic effect codes and personal history of clostridiodes difficile infection, among others.
 
The update, which includes 184 new codes, 30 invalidated codes and four revised codes, was released Friday, April 10, as part of the proposed Medicare FY2027 Hospital Inpatient PPS (IPPS) rule. If finalized, the changes will take effect Oct. 1, 2026.
 
Make sure your practice uses the new version of the Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage when it goes into effect and consider an early switch to prevent mistakes.
 
The March 23 issue of Part B News covers the rift between the professionals known, at their urging, as physician associates and other stakeholders within the medical practice field.
 

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