New codes may help providers get paid for emerging services and supplies. The Centers for Medicare 38 Medicaid Services CMS has posted the HCPCS Level II code set update for fourth quarter 2023 on its... [ Read More ]
Understanding common ED documentation deficiencies will reveal the answer. If you have ever had the unfortunate need to visit an emergency department ED you know that its a fastpaced environment where... [ Read More ]
Moderate sedation also sometimes referred to as conscious sedation is a druginduced depression of consciousness. A patient who has been sedated in this way is relaxed and generally insensitive to pain... [ Read More ]
For 2017 the AMA revised the codes and coding rules for moderate conscious sedation. In prior years moderate sedation was bundled to e.g. not separately reported or paid with nearly 450 CPT codes. Now... [ Read More ]
Although many factors affect procedural code selection in 2017 there is a calculator to make it easier. Beginning Jan. 1 2017 moderate sedation services are separately billed and paid using CPT codes ... [ Read More ]
