While the Medicare Program generally excludes routine foot care services from coverage, there are specific indications or exceptions under which there are program benefits. Medicare payment may be made for routine foot care when the patient has a systemic disease, such as metabolic, neurologic, or peripheral vascular disease, of sufficient severity that performance of such services by a nonprofessional person would put the patient at risk. During this webinar, we will review the Local Coverage Determination policy for Routine Foot Care and Debridement of Nails (L33636) and the Related Local Coverage Article (A57759).

Need answers on FQHC billing and reimbursement without attending a full training? Join our 30-minute "Let's Chat" session. This informal discussion allows providers to engage with our Provider Outreach and Education team. You are encouraged to ask questions and receive insights and resources from our subject-matter experts. Participation is encouraged. Please Note: we cannot address beneficiary or claim-specific queries involving PHI/PII. We are accepting pre-submitted questions to be addressed during the session at NGSPartAPOE@elevancehealth.com and include in the subject line “FQHC Let’s Chat.”

In this session, we will review Medicare's general inpatient billing requirements for Inpatient Psychiatric Facility's including bill types, billing frequency, interim billing, benefits exhaust billing, billing for electroconvulsive therapy treatment, billing when claims are paid by Medicare Advantage Organization plans and more! We will not review interrupted stays as we conducted a webinar on this topic on 1/23/2025 (see our website > Events > Past Events).

Submitting Medicare Part B claims can be simple and efficient through the NGSConnex portal. During this webinar, we’ll show you how. We’ll review claim information including how to initiate a Part B claim, how to use the copy claim feature, and search claim submission history. We’ll also share helpful NGSConnex resources.

Provider Outreach and Education is hosting a 30-minute coffee break to help answer your troublesome billing questions. This is a great opportunity to discuss areas of billing more in depth and review helpful guides and resources. Keep in mind all questions regarding specific claims should be directed to the Provider Contact Center (PCC) – this is an informal session to talk through scenarios that may be affecting several of your claims and explore billing solutions. So, bring your mug and let’s sit down to discuss!

Medicare providers frequently outsource their billing, financial and enrollment services. During this webinar, we’ll highlight the need to contract with CMS-approved entities and ensure these contracts include measures to protect personally identifiable information and personal health information.