You must strictly adhere to specific requirements when billing remote physiologic monitoring (RPM), RPM treatment management and related services. Review this article to help you avoid common denials related to these services.
The Multi-Carrier System (MCS) currently requires modifiers 59, XE, XS, XP, and XU be appended to the column two code to bypass a procedure-to-procedure (PTP) edit. Effective July 1, 2019, Medicare will allow these modifiers on column one and column two codes to bypass the edit. More information is available in MLN MattersŪ article MM11168 linked here. [MM11168]
This article provides information regarding unsolicited/voluntary refunds; that is, monies received by Medicare not related to an open account receivable.
The interest period begins on the day after payment is due and ends on the day of payment. The new rate of 2.625 percent is in effect July through December 2019. [Publication 100-04, Chapter 1, Section 80.2.2]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued the 2018 deductibles, coinsurance, and premium rates for beneficiaries covered through the Medicare fee for service program. [MM10405]
Learn which modifier to use when you expect Medicare will deny a claim that does not meet medical necessity criteria and whether you have or do not have an advanced beneficiary notice (ABN) signed by the beneficiary.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued the 2019 deductibles, coinsurance, and premium rates for beneficiaries covered through the Medicare fee for service program. [MM11025]
Submitted in response to common billing issue relating to improper or insufficient documentation for tetanus vaccinations Data indicates that many providers are not submitting proper diagnosis codes to support the medical necessity for tetanus vaccinations.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued the 2019 deductibles, coinsurance, and premium rates for beneficiaries covered through the Medicare fee for service program. [MM11025]
First Coast would like to ensure providers performing biopsy services understand how to properly bill and code for these procedures. Recent data indicates improper billing so we want to provide clarification of top issues we identified.
Please review this article if you submit Medicare Part B paper claim forms. First Coast is implementing instructions from CMS that will impact how many claim lines you are able to submit.
Most services billed to Medicare must reflect the exact date the service was performed for or provided to the patient. This article discusses situations where there have been questions from the provider community.
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