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Coding and Unit Value changes for 2021
By – Nicoleta Rahovan, Lead Coder, CPC, CANPC Every year the American Society of Anesthesiologists changes/revises some of the crosswalk codes - some changes make sense, some don’t, and some are mistakes that end up being corrected sooner or later. This year is no...
Increase in 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS)
BY: Beth Turnbaugh, Director of Billing Operations Increase in 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) On December 27, the Consolidated Appropriation Act, 2021 modified the Calendar Year 2021 MPFS. Along with suspending the 2% sequestration through March 31 it has...
Medicare FFS Claims: 2% Payment Adjustment (Sequestration) Suspended Through March
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, signed into law on December 27, extends the suspension period to March 31, 2021. This extension is effective for claims with DOS 1/1/2021 - 3/31/2021. Read more at Noridian Medicare.
2021 E&M Code Changes
2021 E&M Code Changes Nicoleta Rahovan, Lead Coder, CPC, CANPC Dear Doctor, We would like to inform you that there are big changes coming for E&M in 2021. These changes relate only to new and established office and outpatient visit codes 99202-99215...
2021 Medicare Conversion Factor
By Beth Turnbaugh, Director of Billing Operations. We have received the final fee schedule released by the federal register on December 4. As anticipated, there is a decrease in the conversion rate effective January 1, 2021 dates of service of approximately 10%. This...
CMS proposed 2021 Fee Schedule
CMS proposed 2021 Fee Schedule 2020 has certainly proven to be challenging for anyone in the medical industry, along with their affiliates. With the newly proposed CMS 2021 fee schedule, next year may present additional monetary challenges. While the newly proposed...
Telehealth Information
Telehealth Information By Nicoleta Rahovan, CPC, CANPC – Lead Coder On March 6, 2020 CMS broadened access to Medicare Telehealth services during COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). These guidelines are effective for DOS on and after March 1, 2020, until the end of...
Identifying COVID-19 Patients
Identifying COVID-19 Patients By Nicoleta Rahovan, CPC, CANPC – Lead Coder On March 18, 2020, the CDC announced that The World Health Organization (WHO) developed a new diagnosis code U07.1, COVID-19 that may be used for DOS on or after April 1, 2020. This code can...
Are You Considering Work In Critical Care Medicine?
are you considering work in the critical care medicine? By Shauna Brown, Client Services & Contracts Manager If you have concerns about proper documentation and billing for services, RCM has assembled information and additional resources that will be useful...
Are You Insured To Provide Services Outside of The OR?
Are You Insured To Provide Services Outside of The OR? By Shauna Brown, Client Services & Contracts Manager Many Anesthesiology specialists now find themselves working outside of the OR performing Critical Care and Respiratory Therapy services. RCM understands that...
COVID-19 – RCM Company Update
COVID-19 – RCM COMPANY UPDATE by BY GARY CONWAY, PRESIDENT Like so many of you, we have spent the last several days and weeks learning about the coronavirus (COVID-19) and how it is impacting our world. For RCM, that means understanding how it affects our employees,...
ASA Post-operative Pain Procedure Updates & Guidelines
ASA Post-operative Pain Procedure Updates & Guidelines by By Nicole Jasken, Billing & Coding Manager As expected, the New Year always brings in changes & updates along with it. Updates we’d like to highlight are the changes the ASA has made to the way...