News & Analysis

February 10, 2021
Medicare Web

CMS on January 27 updated coding and billing instructions to hospitals for new COVID-19 treatments add-on payment (NCTAP).

February 8, 2021
Medicare Web

Q: What procedures were removed from the inpatient-only (IPO) list starting January 1, 2021? What status indicators and APCs were they assigned to?

February 3, 2021
Medicare Web

Most off-campus provider-based departments (PBD) that claimed the mid-build exception under the 21st Century Cures Act failed to meet the requirements, according to audit results released January 19 by CMS.

February 3, 2021
Medicare Insider

This week’s Medicare updates include a notice about reprocessing certain drug claims that were rejected in error, the latest version of the Medicare beneficiary COVID-19 data snapshot, a table on MAC pricing for COVID-19 testing, and more!

February 1, 2021
Briefings on APCs

In a year of unprecedented disruption and uncertainty, coding productivity managed to hold steady, according to the results of our 2020 Coding Productivity Survey. Learn how facilities adapted and how yours compares.

February 1, 2021
Briefings on APCs

Review coronary anatomy and CPT coding for aortic and iliac repairs, as well as selective procedures used to treat vascular occlusions in the lower extremities.

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