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Posting Date: 08/25/2020
Proper Billing for Opioid Treatment Program Weekly Bundles for HCPCS Codes G2067-G2075
Proper Billing for Opioid Treatment Program Weekly Bundles for HCPCS Codes G2067-G2075 Medicare introduced the OTP as a covered Part B benefit beginning with dates of service on and after 1/1/2020. Payment is made to Medicare-enrolled OTP [...]
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Posting Date: 10/09/2020
Prior Authorization: Part B Physician Implications
Prior Authorization: Part B Physician Implications For dates of service on and after 7/1/2020, CMS has implemented a prior authorization program for certain hospital OPD services. This has been done to ensure that Medicare beneficiaries [...]
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Posting Date: 08/25/2020
Fee Schedule Adjustments Reminder for 99441-99443
Fee Schedule Adjustments Reminder for 99441-99443 National Government Services has received several inquiries from providers regarding the adjustment of CPT codes 99441-99443. When CMS announced that they were changing the fee schedule [...]
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Posting Date: 03/05/2020
Chiropractors Billing Medicare for Therapy Services
Chiropractors Billing Medicare for Therapy Services Chiropractors in the Medicare fee-for-service realm are only allowed to be considered for spinal manipulation via submission of CPT codes 98940‒98942. Medicare pays for these services when [...]
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Posting Date: 12/11/2020
2021 E/M Prolonged Service Billing Changes for Medicare
2021 E/M Prolonged Service Billing Changes for Medicare National Government Services has received several inquiries regarding changes to office or other outpatient prolonged service coding effective 1/1/2021. When the AMA released the changes [...]
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Posting Date: 11/30/2020
Don’t Forget the CMS-588 Electronic Funds Transfer Authorization Agreement
Don’t Forget the CMS-588 Electronic Funds Transfer Authorization Agreement The CMS-588 Electronic Funds Transfer Authorization Agreement is to be submitted for billing providers upon initial enrollment, change in bank information and [...]
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Posting Date: 03/20/2020
Social Security Income Ratios
Social Security Income Ratios Attention All Part A Inpatient Prospective Payment System Hospitals, Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities and Long-Term Care Hospitals The federal fiscal year 2018 SSI ratios for IPPS hospitals, IRFs and LTCHs [...]
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Posting Date: 01/08/2020
New EDI Service Offering for the Part A/FQHC/HHH 276/277 Claim Status Inquiry and Response
New EDI Service Offering for the Part A/FQHC/HHH 276/277 Claim Status Inquiry and Response National Government Services is pleased to announce the availability of a ‘near’ real time response to claim status inquiries submitted to EDI with the [...]
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