Federal officials are ordering plans and insurers to cover testing without cost-sharing – for virtually any purpose. Federal officials have issued new guidance intended to streamline the process through which Americans can get easy, free access to COVID-19 diagnostic testing and/or vaccinations. “This guidance makes clear that private group health plans and issuers generally cannot […]
On December 1, 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) introduced revisions to the ICD-10-PCS codes, while the most recent batch of CPT® codes was unveiled on January 25, 2021. The American Medical Association (AMA) has been consistently updating CPT codes in response to the release of vaccines, while CMS has been progressively […]
A version of this article was first published December 16, 2020, by HCPro’s Revenue Cycle Advisor, a sibling publication to HealthLeaders. CMS released new and updated FAQs on Medicare Part B billing and reimbursement for COVID-19 treatments and vaccines. The information updated December 9 is included in Section BB, Drugs and Vaccines under Part B of CMS’ COVID-19 […]