The Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted a nationwide audit identifying Medicare Part B payments to physicians for anesthesia administered during selected spinal pain management (SPM) procedures that were at risk for noncompliance wi…
A repetitive service is defined as medically necessary ambulance transportation that is furnished three or more times during a 10-day period OR at least once per week for at least three weeks. Repetitive ambulance services are often needed…
First Coast identified several errors when providers bill for infectious disease panels. Read this article to learn more about billing these services correctly.
Do you find it challenging to identify a Medicare coverage policy concerning a particular item or service? Not sure what to do if a Medicare coverage policy doesn’t exist? A new FastTrack to Medicare Coverage Policies tool is now available…
In the absence of a LCD, NCD, billing and coding article or CMS manual instruction, NCCI or MUE, reasonable and necessary guidelines still apply. Read this article to learn more.