This week’s Medicare updates include an OIG review of skilled nursing facility services and the three-day inpatient hospital stay requirement; the release of the 2019 hospital OPPS two times run document; a transmittal about new HCPCS codes subject to and excluded from CLIA edits; and more!
This week’s Medicare updates include a proposed decision memo on coverage for CAR T-Cell therapy, an updated OIG work plan, the announcement of a new emergency services payment model, and more!
CMS is seeking comments on a proposed coverage with evidence development for chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy for relapsed or refractory cancer when prescribed by the treating oncologist.
This week’s Medicare updates include a transmittal implementing the new skilled nursing facility payment model, the introduction of a new app displaying Medicare coverage information, a transmittal about updates to provider enrollment policies, and more!
Pay close attention to new CPT documentation and coding guidance for reporting radiological imaging. For example, a new paragraph titled “Imaging Guidance” in both the surgery and medicine guidelines advises that even when imaging guidance or supervision are included in a surgical procedure code, you must still follow the radiology documentation requirements in the CPT manual.
