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BIlling for COVID-19 Care

Billing for COVID-19 Care

  In unprecedented crisis of COVID-19, the first instinct is to triage our activities, often weeding out the ones that seem to be the least important. Some of those will never surface again and just become part of the detritus left behind. Tucked into the recent CARES Act, the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations […]
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COVID-19 Coding and BIlling

What Providers Need to Know About COVID-19 Coding and Billing

  The healthcare system is facing an unprecedented crisis, but accurate COVID-19 coding and billing can help providers weather the storm and prepare for future outbreaks. The COVID-19 pandemic is putting strain on the healthcare system, but accurately capturing data and documenting cases of the novel coronavirus can help ease the burden on providers. COVID-19 […]
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Quality Payment Program

Coronavirus: CMS Urges Use Of Quality Payment Program In Clinical Trials

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is pushing clinicians to participate in the Quality Payment Program to contribute scientific research and evidence to aid in the fight against the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. According to a news release, those who participate in COVID-19 clinical trials and report information may now earn credit in the Merit-based […]
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Medicare Payment Rates

CMS Medicare Payment and Policy Changes for FY 2021

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) issued proposed rules updating payment rates and policies for Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF), Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities (IPF), and Hospices. CMS will accept comments on these rules until June 9, 2020. CMS issued these proposed rules in accordance with its legal obligation to update Medicare payment policies annually rather […]
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High-Throughput COVID-19 Testing Codes

Coding High-Throughput COVID-19 Testing

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) created two new HCPCS Level II codes for lab tests that use high-throughput technologies to detect SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The rate for these codes is $100, roughly twice the rate of similar tests that don’t use high-throughput technologies. Consider New Codes in Place of […]
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Serology Lab Testing Codes

News Alert: Two New CPT Codes Effective Immediately

Reimbursement details have not yet been established. The American Medical Association (AMA) CPT® Editorial Panel has made adjustments to one code and introduced two new codes to enhance the specificity of serology laboratory testing. These codes, released on April 10, are immediately applicable. Reimbursement arrangements for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) are […]
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