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23 New PLA Codes in Q3 of the CY 2022

23 New PLA Codes in Q3 of the CY 2022

A quarterly update to the Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule (CLFS), issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Aug. 11, includes 23 new CPT® codes for proprietary laboratory analyses (PLA) tests. Medical coding and billing staff processing claims for lab testing should be aware of these code changes that are effective Oct. […]
ICD-10 Codes for Work-Related Injuries 2022

ICD-10 Codes for Work-Related Injuries 2022

‘Good labors are the great resource for the company’ Here are the ICD-10 CM codes for general injuries in the workplace.   ICD-10-CM – Z77. 29: Exposure to Harmful Substances or Environments Z77.29 is a specific/billable code for Exposure to Harmful Substances that is used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. W22. 8XXA – Moving […]
Flu Vaccination Coding and Billing for 2022-2023

Flu Vaccination Coding and Billing for 2022-2023

Has your billing department prepared for the upcoming 2022-2023 influenza season? As we approach the 2022-2023 influenza season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) continues to recommend flu vaccination for everyone aged 6 months and older, with the ideal timing being by the end of October. This guidance remains consistent with previous years. […]
I3 Verticals Summit 2022

Allzone Management Services Inc. is Exhibiting at i3 Healthcare Solutions Summit 2022 at Nashville, TN

Allzone Management Services Inc. is set to announce that it will be exhibiting at the i3 Verticals Healthcare at Grand Hyatt, Nashville, Tennessee from September 07-09, 2022. The Healthcare Revenue Cycle Conference features an exciting array of sessions focused on the very best educational content around successful operations, leadership, Remote workforce, Risk of Cyber security […]
Breaking the High Tech/High Cost Connection to Support Better Health Equity

Breaking the High Tech/High Cost Connection to Support Better Health Equity

Healthcare costs continue to rise in this country. Healthcare spending totaled $3.8 trillion in 2019, $11,582 per person. In 2028, it projects that spending will rise to $6.2 trillion, or $18,000 per person. These increases are happening at the same time the COVID-19 pandemic revealed systemic inequities in health equity, and how difficult it is […]
New Coding Issues Emerge To Confront Coders

New Coding Issues Emerge To Confront Coders

  The new codes and subsequent issues will be effective Oct. 1, 2023. According to senior healthcare consultant Laurie Johnson, who presented the information during the series, three major issues emerged from her research and manifested themselves in her presentation —a presentation that was augmented with commentary from Erica Remer, MD, co-host for the long-running […]
Value-Based Revenue Makes up 6.74% of Primary Care Income

Value-Based Revenue Makes up 6.74% of Primary Care Income

MGMA report shows value-based contracts account for $30,922 per provider The Medical Group Management Association released a report looking at the proliferation of value-based contracts and how quality metrics tie-in to revenue. The report, 2022 MGMA DataDive Practice Operations, shows that revenue from value-based contracts accounted for varying amounts of total medical revenue in 2021 […]
NCDs Affected by ICD-10-CM Medical Necessity Code Changes

NCDs Affected by ICD-10-CM Medical Necessity Code Changes

When ICD-10-CM is updated Oct. 1, so are these National Coverage Determinations. Are you wondering which National Coverage Determinations (NCDs) will be affected by the thousands of diagnosis code changes going into effect Oct. 1? Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) transmittal tells all. CMS Transmittal 11546, issued Aug. 4, is a one-time notification […]