September 1, 2013
Briefings on APCs

Get ready for more packaged services, including laboratory tests and add-on codes, if CMS finalizes changes proposed in the 2014 OPPS proposed rule.

September 1, 2013
Briefings on APCs

E/M coding and reimbursement for hospital outpatients could change dramatically if CMS finalizes its proposal to replace current E/M CPT® codes with three G-codes.

September 1, 2013
Briefings on APCs

The 2014 OPPS proposed rule is shorter than normal at 718 pages, but the proposed changes are significant and probably the most sweeping changes since the inception of OPPS, says Jugna Shah, MPH, president and founder of Nimitt Consulting.

September 1, 2013
Briefings on APCs

Our experts answer questions about billing vasectomy and sperm analysis, coding for ED visit when the patient is admitted for surgery, billing glucose reading before a PET scan, documentation required for the functional limitation codes, and appropriate reporting of observation.