News & Analysis

August 11, 2021
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include the FY 2022 IPPS Final Rule, an updated file of the list of lab tests subject to exceptions from the lab date of service policy, a transmittal for the updated hospice payment rates, and more!

August 4, 2021
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include the FY 2022 Inpatient Psychiatric Facility Prospective Payment System (PPS) Final Rule, the FY 2022 Skilled Nursing Facility PPS Final Rule, the FY 2022 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility PPS Final Rule, and more!

August 1, 2021
Briefings on APCs

Cardiovascular conditions affect the structure and function of the heart and are a leading cause of death in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This article details ICD-10-CM coding for common heart conditions and CPT coding for cardiac catheterization procedures.

August 1, 2021
Briefings on APCs

Read up on ICD-10-CM code updates for fiscal year 2022, including new codes for post-COVID-19 symptoms, social determinants of health, and poisonings by cannabis and synthetic cannabinoids.

August 1, 2021
Briefings on APCs

The 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) proposed rule includes significant policy updates affecting physician coding and billing. Review proposals to decrease to the Medicare conversion factor, revise guidelines for critical care services, and loosen telehealth coverage requirements.

July 28, 2021
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include the renewal of the COVID-19 public health emergency, the publication of the CY 2022 Outpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule, an emergency use authorization for a new type of COVID-19 monoclonal antibody treatment, and more!

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