News & Analysis

Note from the Instructor: Review of hospital inpatient mental health services payable under the inpatient psychiatric facility prospective payment system (IPF PPS)

February 24, 2015
Medicare Insider

This week’s note is about inpatient psychiatric billing. Click the link above for more information and an in-depth analysis. 

Note from the Instructor: Implanted Devices Received for Free in Clinical Trials or as Sample

February 17, 2015
Medicare Insider

This week’s note is about free and discounted devices. Click the link above for more information and an in-depth analysis.

Note from the instructor: Review of hospital partial hospitalization outpatient mental health services

February 10, 2015
Medicare Insider

This week’s note is about partial hospitalization psychiatric services claims. Click the link above for more information and an in-depth analysis.

Note from the Instructor: Review of hospital non-partial hospitalization outpatient mental health services

February 3, 2015
Medicare Insider

This week’s note is about claims with outpatient psychiatric services. Click the link above for more information and an in-depth analysis.

Musculoskeletal and nervous system sections get new procedure, combination codes

February 1, 2015
Briefings on APCs

As new and more effective treatment options are created and evaluated, AMA must update the CPT® Manual to add and revise codes that allow providers to accurately report the work they performed.

The 2015 updates include more than 500 changes, including more than 250 new codes that impact nearly every section. In the 2015 CPT Manual, only the integumentary and respiratory system sections remain unchanged.

 

 

This Month's Coding Q&A

February 1, 2015
Briefings on APCs

Our experts answer questions about coding diabetes in ICD-10-CM, hypothermia coding for neonates, and more.

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