But many of the changes to the Medicare Claims Processing System are retroactive. A quarterly update to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database MPFSDB requires Medicare Administrative Contractors... [ Read More ]
Discover what new emerging technologies may or may not be coded in 2016. CPT Category III codes dont capture a lot of attention but they are vital to proper coding. These codes generally do not have a... [ Read More ]
By Janice G. Jacobs CPA CPC CPCO CCS ROCC In 1997 the American Medical Association AMA added codes to the echocardiology section of the CPT codebook to further define echocardiograms when performed wi... [ Read More ]
By Judy A. Wilson CPC CPCH CPCO CPCP CANPC CPCI CMRS A transesophageal echocardiogram TEE uses an ultrasound transducer positioned on an endoscope and guided into the patients esophagus to visualize t... [ Read More ]
The Centers for Medicare 38 Medicaid Services CMS published corrections to the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Incentive ProgramStage 2 proposed rule in the April 18 Federal Register. T... [ Read More ]