May 1, 2014
Briefings on APCs

When outpatient hospitals and physicians switch to ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes October 1, they will still continue to use CPT® codes to report procedures. But some facilities are planning to use the new procedure code set, ICD-10-PCS, as well.

May 1, 2014
Briefings on APCs

The ears--more formally, the auditory system--have their own chapter in ICD-10-CM, no longer relegated to the end of the neurology codes. Codes in Chapter 8, Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process (H60-H95), are located between the chapters for the optical system and the circulatory system.

May 1, 2014
Briefings on APCs

Since January, providers have been struggling to reconcile conflicts between CMS' rules and regulations and those published by the CPT® Manual and other AMA publications.

May 1, 2014
Briefings on APCs

In January, I wrote about the perfect storm that led to the release of the 2014 OPPS final rule.

We endured a later-than-usual release, errors in the data files and a release of updated files, a government shutdown, and a vastly shortened window between the release of the final rule and implementation on January 1. Judging by the confusion among providers?and corrections and clarifications coming from CMS on what seems like a weekly basis on a wide range of issues?we're still not in the clear.

May 1, 2014
Briefings on APCs

Our experts answer questions on ED reimbursement, charging for self-administered drugs, critical access hospital charges, and more.