Radiology Coding Alert

Find mammography guidelines at a glance CMS' recent Web site makeover means you need to update all those policy and fee schedule links in your Internet favorites folder. Access your most-needed information using these addresses.

Tip: If the page you need isn't listed below, head to www.cms.hhs.gov/center/physician.asp. From there, you can do a search or find the section you're looking for, says experienced radiology coder Carrie Caldewey, CPC, coding supervisor for Northern California Medical Associates in Santa Rosa, Calif.

Topic                                     Web Address Home Page                          www.cms.hhs.gov (remains the same) CMS Contacts                    www.new.cms.hhs.gov/ContactCMS CMS Manuals                      www.cms.hhs.gov/Manuals/IOM/list.asp    CMS Regional Offices       www.new.cms.hhs.gov/RegionalOffices CMS Rulings                       www.cms.hhs.gov/Rulings/ CMS Transmittals              www.cms.hhs.gov/Transmittals/   Evaluation and Management  
Documentation Guidelines  www.cms.hhs.gov/MedlearnProducts/20_DocGuide.asp
 
Mammography Coverage  www.cms.hhs.gov/Mammography/ Medicare Modernization Update    www.cms.hhs.gov/MMAUpdate/      Medlearn Matters Articles:  www.cms.hhs.gov/MedlearnMattersArticles/2005MMA/List.asp National Coverage Analyses  www.new.cms.hhs.gov/mcd/index_list.asp?list_type=nca National Provider Identifier         www.cms.hhs.gov/NationalProvIdentStand/ NCCI Edits   www.cms.hhs.gov/NationalCorrectCodInitEd/NCCIEP/list.asp Part D Provider Information                    www.new.cms.hhs.gov/MedlearnProducts/downloads/Part_D_Formulary_Message.pdf Physician Fee Schedule   www.cms.hhs.gov/PhysicianFeeSched Provider Home Page  www.cms.hhs.gov/center/provider.asp Quarterly Provider Update  www.cms.hhs.gov/QuarterlyProviderUpdates/
 
Search NCD Database  www.new.cms.hhs.gov/mcd/search.asp?