Medicare’s elimination of payment for consultation services has caused mass confusion throughout the coding community, not just due to the changes it has caused in your billing procedures, but also due to lack of information from CMS.
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Discover what the 5th digit represents and why you need it on your claim. Question: A presents to the ED with complaints of a headache that’s worsening daily. He is experiencing visual blurring and nausea but no vomiting. This is the third headache of this nature in three weeks, and it has lasted “four or five [...] Related articles:
Beware: Don’t use the CMS consult crosswalk for billing purposes. You may be seeing light at the end of the tunnel. The AMA just published an article to clarify the use of the consultation codes for non-Medicare patients, and talks about their efforts to get CMS to delay their new policy. You can find the article [...] Related articles:
Find out if you’re legal in collecting patient portion before providing the surgical service. Don’t be too hasty in collecting a patient’s copay and deductible up front. “While in theory, the practice of collecting deductibles up front may sound good, you should check your carrier contracts to be sure you are allowed to do this before requesting [...] Related articles: