New to ASC coding

[reichtina320]

Hi!

I will be doing something new...ASC coding! So my question is what are the best resources to use?

Does anybody have any links to Palmetto Medicare or CA Medi Cal where I can get their billing guidelines?

Thanks
Feel free to email me directly:
crummettt@sutterhealth.org
Tina

 

[delphinus777]

Hi Tina,
Besides the websites for all your local insurance carriers, some good sites to look around are the ASC Association;
http://www.ascassociation.org/Home/

They also have info regarding the Quaility Reporting which is new to ASCs for Medicare-
http://www.ascaconnect.org/CONNECT/Communities/Resources/ViewDocument/?DocumentKey=1ae1d23a-5231-48e6-8fa4-9e026a5ef02e

Becker ASC review has some good articles and resources -
http://www.beckersasc.com/

Palmetto Gba - http://www.palmettogba.com/palmetto/palmetto.nsf/DocsCat/Home
I guess you can look around on the Medi-Cal site for the policy info maybe contact your provider relations person for a little guidance.
http://www.medi-cal.ca.gov/serp.asp?q=ambulatory+surgery+centers&cx=001779225245372747843%3Ajl7cpn-0my4&cof=FORID%3A10&ie=UTF-8
Good luck ! Andrea

 

[reichtina320]

Thank you!

Tina