Jurisdiction K Part B Top Claim Errors are Updated

Jurisdiction K Part B Top Claim Errors are Updated Using data analysis we update the Top Claim Errors on a quarterly basis and provide: the error reason code; a description of the error; the error type; details that include steps you can [...]

PR-B9

Avoiding/Correcting This Error When a Medicare beneficiary, or their authorized representative, elects hospice, all services related to the patient's terminal condition are handled by the hospice, and not billed to Medicare Part B. If the [...]

Diabetic Self-Management Tool for Billing

Diabetic Self-Management Tool for Billing DSMT and MNT complementary services. This means Medicare will cover both DSMT and MNT without decreasing either benefit as long as the referring physician determines that both are medically necessary. [...]

NGSConnex: Inquiries and Remittance Advice

Did you know you can initiate general claim inquiries through the NGSConnex portal? Do you have trouble understanding the remittance advice? If you answered yes, this session is for you! During this webinar, we’ll provide instruction on how to [...]

Reimbursement for Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Using Antiretroviral Therapy to Prevent Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection

Reimbursement for Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Using Antiretroviral Therapy to Prevent Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection CMS has issued NCD 210.15 Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Using Antiretroviral Therapy to Prevent Human Immunodeficiency [...]

EDI Front End Clinical Edits

EDI Front End Clinical Edits EDI has begun to implement EDI clinical business edits into the NGS EDI front end. These edits will assist in proactively alerting providers of potential claim issues and provide resources to assist with avoiding [...]

CO-29

Avoiding/Correcting This Error Providers must file claims within a qualifying time limit to be eligible for Medicare reimbursement. The timely filing requirement is one calendar year after the date of service. The provider may not charge the [...]

Admission and Discharge Services

Admission and Discharge Services Is it permissible for an NPP to perform an initial hospital admission or discharge service on behalf of the attending physician, or on a split/shared basis, when both are members of the same provider [...]

Advanced Care Planning

Advanced Care Planning Please define documentation requirements when billing advanced care planning (CPT 99497 and 99498). Answer: ACP codes may be used with or without a base E/M code on the same date of service, based on whether a [...]

Behavioral/Mental Health Services

Behavioral/Mental Health Services Please explain the parameters for mental health services delivered via telehealth to a beneficiary who is at home. Note: CMS has extended the PHE-period waiver for in-person visit requirements for [...]

Chronic Care Management

Chronic Care Management The guidelines state moderate or high complex MDM. Do the E/M guidelines apply here? Answer: Yes, the E/M guidelines for MDM are applicable, since chronic care management (CPT 99490) is included within the E/M [...]

Consultations

Consultations Does CMS permit payment for consultative E/M services? Answer: CMS permits payment for medically necessary consultative E/M services. The specific E/M codes previously used to represent consultative services were [...]

Critical Care Services

Critical Care Services Please define the time requirement for billing CPT code 99292. Answer: Whether critical care is performed by a single provider or on a split (or shared) basis, the time requirement for CPT code 99292 remains the [...]

Examination

As of 1/1/2023, CMS has eliminated prior specifications for the scope of examination and associated documentation in the outpatient office and hospital settings. The provider is expected to perform and document a medically necessary and [...]

Fee-For-Time Compensation Arrangements

Fee-For-Time Compensation Arrangements Can a physician return to work in his or her practice for a short period of time to reset the 60-day clock requirement for the fee-for-time compensation arrangement provider? Answer: In order for the [...]

Global Period Services

Global Period Services Is it permissible for a provider (physician or NPP) who has served as an assistant surgeon, or another provider in the surgeon’s group, to bill for preoperative or postoperative care relative to the surgery? Answer: [...]

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