CMS provided clarification regarding the Medicare guidance relating to complex administration CPT codes 96401-96549. Please read this article for more information.
This article provides guidance to avoid inappropriately billing Qualified Medicare Beneficiaries (QMBs) for Medicare cost-sharing, including deductibles, coinsurance, and copayments.
This article includes a quick reference table that will help the billing staff of providers, physicians, and other suppliers determine whether Medicare is the primary or secondary payer based upon specific situational criteria. The informat…
Advanced care planning (ACP) is a separate Part B service enabling Medicare patients to make important decisions over the type of care they receive and when they receive it. Learn more.
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) and other federal agencies have emphasized the importance of voluntarily developed and implemented compliance plans. The OIG has supplied guidance as to the elements of a model compliance plan.
Payment for the hepatitis B vaccine and its administration is only available to Medicare beneficiaries who are at high or intermediate risk of contracting hepatitis B, which includes patients who haven't previously gotten a completed hepati…
First Coast identified several errors when providers bill for infectious disease panels. Read this article to learn more about billing these services correctly.