News & Analysis

March 8, 2016
Medicare Insider

This week’s updates include coding revisions to NCDs; the April 2016 hospital OPPS update; and more!

March 2, 2016
Medicare Insider

This week’s note is about changes in the April quarterly OPPS update. 

March 1, 2016
Briefings on APCs

Our experts answer questions about Composite APCs, modifier –CT, and more.

March 1, 2016
Briefings on APCs

This month's column is all about data--the importance of providers reporting accurate and complete data, as well as CMS having complete, accurate, and consistent data to compute future payment rates.

March 1, 2016
Briefings on APCs

The CPT Manual divides drug administration services into three different categories:

  • Hydration (CPT codes 96360-96361)
  • Therapeutic, prophylactic, and diagnostic injections and infusions (96365-96379)
  • Chemotherapy and other highly complex drug or highly complex biologic agent administration (96401-96549)

 

February 16, 2016
Medicare Insider

There are four newly approved Recovery Auditor issues.

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