News & Analysis

December 1, 2012
Briefings on APCs

Coding for observation services can be confusing and complicated. Review these three case studies to determine how well you know observation coding.

December 1, 2012
Briefings on APCs

The Hospital Outpatient Payment Panel recommended CMS change the supervision requirements for 15 HCPCS and CPT codes during its second meeting this year in ­August. CMS released details of the meeting September 24.

December 1, 2012
Briefings on APCs

Our coding experts answer your questions about observation orders, sequencing additional diagnoses, coding for wound care with no-cost skin substitute, and reporting cardiac rehabilitation and physical therapy together.

November 1, 2012
Briefings on APCs

Our coding experts answer your questions about how to determine the correct units for drugs, billing for fluoroscopy, therapy caps under OPPS, and payment for critical care and separately reported services

 

November 1, 2012
Briefings on APCs

CMS made two manual corrections as part of the OPPS update for October 2012 and included a number of small changes to both OPPS and the I/OCE.

November 1, 2012
Briefings on APCs

A Medicare patient is scheduled for outpatient surgery.

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