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Aetna Medicare Advantage: [URL]https://www.aetna.com/health-care-professionals/newsletters-news/office-link-updates-march-2020/medicare-updates-... [ Read More ]
Hi all. I am understanding that Medicare Part B will cover an AWV any day of the month as long it was done the year before. Ex. AWV June 13, 2021, then June 1, 2022. I am not finding any clear gui... [ Read More ]
Also, your logic of 365 + 1 would certainly cut down on denials, because then you'd [I]know[/I] it would covered--no guesswork involved. As has been noted above, straight Medicare has one rule, but MA... [ Read More ]
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See and that is what I am trying to explain to her but she says it is 11 months. I have pulled the preventative worksheet on CMS website that clear... [ Read More ]
See and that is what I am trying to explain to her but she says it is 11 months. I have pulled the preventative worksheet on CMS website that clearly states annual but is there another reference that... [ Read More ]
Hello, I need some assistance. Can someone advise me regarding how often an AWE/Preventative can be done. My intepretation is annually 365 + a day, however my boss is saying we can do in 11th month.... [ Read More ]
Hi Coders,
Here is my OP report:
"The right ureteral orifice was in their orthotopic location and was cannulated with a guidewire. A second wire was placed in the left ureteral orifice under fluorosc... [ Read More ]
If you’re seeing a high number of denials for Medicare annual wellness visits (AWVs), you’re not alone. Identifying whether to code for an Initial Preventive Physical Exam (IPPE, or the “Welcome... [ Read More ]
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If a medicare patient has an AWV on June 25 2020 when can he have the next AWV? Is it 1 year & a day or would it be anytime during the June of 2021?
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Wondering what new procedure codes the new year will bring Wonder no more CPT 2024 will include 153 new codes throughout the code book including the Evaluation and Management section several Surgery s... [ Read More ]
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Former MedPAC commissioner cites agencies high profit margins. Home health agencies HHAs have been making a lot of noise to push back on the proposed rate cuts for 2024 and a Senate hearing has added ... [ Read More ]
Code descriptor revisions are about time. After the extensive changes CPT made to the evaluation and management EM codes and guidelines over the last few years youll be relieved to know that the EM ch... [ Read More ]
DOCUCON provides answers and solutions for CDI specialists and those considering a CDI career. AAPC concluded its clinical documentation improvement CDI conference DOCUCON today. Healthcare business p... [ Read More ]