Nursing facility E/M services
Nursing facilities include skilled nursing facilities, psychiatric residential treatment centers, and immediate care facilities...
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Cognitive assessment: Recommend Medicare-covered services for your patients
Your patients may tell you they’re having trouble remembering things, concentrating, or making everyday decisions. Their...
Part B fact sheet: Observation care services
Observation care is a well-defined set of specific, clinically appropriate services, which include ongoing short-term treatment...
Evaluation and management services
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- Advanced primary care management services: Get information about...
Medical decision making and the impact of prescription drug management
Medical decision-making (MDM) is one of the key components used to determine the level of service for Evaluation and Management...
Prolonged physician services: Home or residence visits
Learn more about billing Medicare for prolonged home or residence E/M services that exceed the maximum time by at least 15...
Critical care services
CMS updated guidelines for critical care services effective January 1, 2022. These updates were implemented, and address billing...
Split or shared E/M guidelines: Medicare Claims Processing Manual updates
This article summarizes the Medicare E/M guidelines for split or shared E/M services effective in 2024.
Revision to social determinants of health risk assessment (HCPCS code G0136)
CMS recently revised the code descriptor for HCPCS code G0136 to remove the social determinants of health risk (SDOH) assessment...
Prolonged physician services: Hospital inpatient or observation care services
Learn more about billing Medicare for prolonged hospital inpatient or observation care E/M services exceeding the maximum time...