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Posting Date: 10/20/2022
Professional Services During a Patient Hospice Election
Professional Services During a Patient Hospice Election Table of Contents Article Overview Hospice Election Medicare Payment During Hospice Election Determining the Correct Entity to Bill Separately Payable Part B Services Hospice and [...]
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Posting Date: 10/19/2022
Proper Billing for Finger and Toe Procedures
Proper Billing for Finger and Toe Procedures When billing for procedures that are performed on the fingers and/or toes, it’s essential to append the appropriate anatomical modifier for the service rendered. This allows the patient history to [...]
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Posting Date: 10/19/2022
Proper Submission of Fee-For-Time Compensation Arrangements and Reciprocal Billing Arrangements
Proper Submission of Fee-For-Time Compensation Arrangements and Reciprocal Billing Arrangements Table of Contents Proper Submission of Fee-For-Time Compensation Arrangements and Reciprocal Billing Arrangements Fee-For-Time Compensation [...]
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Posting Date: 09/08/2021
Proper Use of Taxonomy Codes
Proper Use of Taxonomy Codes A taxonomy code is a unique ten-character code that designates your classification and specialization and enables providers to identify their specialty at the claim level. CMS developed a crosswalk of [...]
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Posting Date: 10/19/2022
Common Reciprocal Billing Questions and Answers
Common Reciprocal Billing Questions and Answers If a practice, the same specialty as ours, wants us to take calls for them for two weeks, can we bill under their number as a reciprocal billing arrangement? Answer: No. In a reciprocal [...]
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Posting Date: 10/19/2022
Reminder for Avoiding Claim Denials for Positron Emission Tomography Scans
Reminder for Avoiding Claim Denials for Positron Emission Tomography Scans Background It has been noted that a high volume of PET scan claims falling between the CPT code range 78811–78816 are being denied upon original claim submission due [...]
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Posting Date: 10/19/2022
Unlisted and Not Otherwise Classified Procedure Codes
Unlisted and Not Otherwise Classified Procedure Codes Table of Contents Unlisted and Not Otherwise Classified Procedure Codes Proper Billing for NOC Procedures Electronic Claims Paper Claims The following tips will help you bill [...]
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Posting Date: 03/17/2023
Fiscal Year/Calendar Year Claim Split
Fiscal Year/Calendar Year Claim Split Part A/B Type of Bill Fiscal Year Split Calendar Year Splint Part A – 11X, 21X prospective payment system (PPS*) No No Part A – 11X, 18X, 21X, non-PPS Yes [...]
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