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08/09/2021
The emergence of the unpredictable Delta variant is fast becoming a stress test for your COVID preparedness. To get through the latest challenge, make sure you stay abreast of the current state of regulations and lean on your infection control protocols.
08/09/2021
Share this chart when staff want to compare the planned split/shared guidelines in the proposed 2022 Medicare physician fee schedule to the split/shared guidelines for office visits and each other.
08/09/2021
Veteran coders and billing staff know that National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) edits and medically unlikely edits (MUE) can throw a wrench in the Medicare billing process, delaying appropriate revenue.
08/09/2021
Question: We’ve been reporting the interprofessional consult codes (99446-99449). The descriptor for this code includes "a verbal and written report.”Our problem is that the doctor frequently forgets to perform the verbal report. Is there a way to report the consult at all?
08/09/2021
Question: When might it be appropriate to report CPT codes for multiday electroencephalograms (EEG)? In addition, should these codes be billed on the day of initiating or ending the EEG study?
08/09/2021
Check the payment forecast for Medicare-covered codes: Despite a cut to the conversion factor, some services stand to garner significant pay increases in 2022. The biggest winner? That would be complex chronic care management (CCM) code 99489, on pace to rise 63%.

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