Latest updates: Billing and coding
Modifier 62 fact sheet
Surgeons append modifier 62 to claims indicating they were co-surgeons on the same patient during the same operative session. When billing a procedure with modifier 62, documentation of the medical…
Telehealth services
Telehealth services substitute for an in-person visits and involve two-way, interactive technology permitting communication between the practitioner and patient. Recent legislation authorized an…
Telehealth services
Telehealth services substitute for an in-person visits and involve two-way, interactive technology permitting communication between the practitioner and patient. Recent legislation authorized an…
Long-term care hospital (LTCH) interim billing guidelines
Read these interim billing guidelines for long-term care hospitals.
End-stage renal disease (ESRD) billing requirements
Read the following article for the most common billing requirements for end-stage renal disease related services.
Medicare & Veteran Affairs: Adjustments for duplicate claims
CMS entered into an agreement with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), which allows First Coast to recover duplicate payments for the same services made to providers by both Medicare and the VA…
Medicare & Veteran Affairs: Adjustments for duplicate claims
CMS entered into an agreement with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), which allows First Coast to recover duplicate payments for the same services made to providers by both Medicare and the VA…
Use of JW and JZ Modifiers when Billing for Separately Payable Incident-to Supplies
Effective January 1, 2026, the application of the JW and JZ modifiers has changed for certain skin substitutes per the calendar year (CY) 2026 final rule. This article describes the changes.
Method II critical access hospital: Professional billing requirements for emergency department services
New section, Emergency department procedure codes for Method II CAH, added to the Medicare Claims Processing Manual Pub.100-04, chapter 4, section 250.18.
Process for pathology, laboratory, and other codes
Avoid negative impacts to your claims by providing the medical records for the laboratory, pathology and other codes claims submissions indicated in this article. First Coast requests specific…