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Make sure you're staying accurate with an overhaul to the COVID-19 vaccine and administration codes. The AMA announced it is deleting a significant number of codes, replacing them with new codes and striking Appendix Q from the CPT Manual.
 
 
You’re invited to take the 2023 Medical Practice Salary & Trends Survey from DecisionHealth, the publisher of Part B News. Your input will help DecisionHealth track and report on the medical practice setting and the medical reimbursement professionals working within it.
 
Medicare decides it will accept place of service 27 (Outreach site/street) “to align with broader CMS efforts to address economic, social, and other obstacles impacting Medicare beneficiary healthcare access.”
The proposed community health integration service has created a lot of interest (PBN 9/25/23, subscription required). If your practice wants more details about the proposed service, read the full descriptor for the primary code. CMS also provided a sample scenario to better illustrate the work involved in providing the service.
 
It was in beta testing for a few weeks, but CMS officially launched its updated website on Sept 7. The remodeled site “features an updated information architecture and streamlined navigation, as well as a refreshed home page,” according to an email announcing the revisions.
 

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