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Posting Date: 01/07/2020
Reminder: 2020 Payment Amounts for Immunization Administration Services Massachusetts Localities
Reminder: 2020 Payment Amounts for Immunization Administration Services Massachusetts Localities The 2020 PFS Final Rule requires National Government Services, as well as all MACs, to maintain for CY 2020, the CY 2019 national payment amounts [...]
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Posting Date: 02/20/2020
April 2020 Release "Dark Days" for the Common Working File Hosts
April 2020 Release "Dark Days" for the Common Working File Hosts For the upcoming April 2020 Release: For Production, CWF will be observing dark days starting Friday, 4/3/2020 through Sunday, 4/5/2020 to accommodate the anticipated duration [...]
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Posting Date: 10/19/2020
Evaluation and Management: Anticipated Changes for Office and Outpatient Services in 2021
Evaluation and Management: Anticipated Changes for Office and Outpatient Services in 2021 Pending confirmation in the upcoming CMS 2021 Final Rule, NGS is reminding Part B providers of expected changes to E/M guidelines for office and [...]
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Posting Date: 12/07/2020
Annual Participation Enrollment Period Extended to January 31, 2021
Annual Participation Enrollment Period Extended to January 31, 2021 NOTE: CMS is extending the 2021 Annual Participation Enrollment Program. The participation enrollment period will now end 1/31/2021, instead of 12/31/2020. Posted 12/7/2020
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Posting Date: 06/18/2020
Retirement of Noncovered Services and Category III CPT Codes LCDs and Articles
Retirement of Noncovered Services and Category III CPT Codes LCDs and Articles Effective 7/1/2020, National Government Services is retiring the Noncovered Services LCD (L33629) and Billing and Coding Article (A57812), and the Category III CPT® [...]
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Posting Date: 08/06/2020
Alert: Postcard Disguised as Official OCR Communication 8/6/2020
Alert: Postcard Disguised as Official OCR Communication 8/6/2020 National Government Services would like to make providers aware of an official notification sent out by the OCR regarding a mailing that was sent out attempting to make providers [...]
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Posting Date: 04/07/2020
Adopting Appropriate Claim Denials Management System: Modifiers 76/77
Adopting Appropriate Claim Denials Management System: Modifiers 76/77 We have identified providers who are submitting several appeals for modifiers 76 and/or 77 and this has caused additional work for your organization as well as National [...]
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Posting Date: 02/07/2020
Adjustment on Payments for Outpatient Clinic Visit Services at Excepted Off-Campus Provider-Based Departments
Adjustment on Payments for Outpatient Clinic Visit Services at Excepted Off-Campus Provider-Based Departments The American Hospital Association challenged CMS’ use of its authority under Subsection (t)(2)(F) of the Medicare statute to pay for [...]
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