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Training opportunities for Part B News readers

by: Karen Long May 24, 2016

With everything a physician practice has to keep track of -- the new merit-based incentive payment system (MIPS), ICD-10 code changes, enrollment changes and more -- you might feel overwhelmed. But we've got you covered.

12 more national coverage determinations get ICD-10 code overhaul

by: Richard Scott May 19, 2016

Watch out for coding updates to a dozen national coverage determinations (NCDs), including big-ticket items such as mammography, to ensure your claims continue to get paid as ICD-10 turns one in October.

CMS: Providers need a 'relevant' diagnosis for advance care planning

by: Roy Edroso Apr 13, 2016

CMS said in an April 13 provider call that to bill advance care planning (ACP) without a preventive service, you need to show the service is “relevant to the patient’s disease state,” which would seem to mean it requires a diagnosis code.

Prepare for thousands of ICD-10 code changes this year

by: Part B News staff Mar 22, 2016

Coders got their first look March 22 at the 2,670 proposed ICD-10-CM code changes that take effect Oct. 1, 2016, which were issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in a text file on its website. The final code changes will be posted on the CDC’s website later this year.

NGS updates covered diagnosis codes for trigger points

by: Julia Kyles, CPC Feb 8, 2016

National Government Services has made it a bit easier to report trigger points injections. A February update to its pain management LCD adds 17 codes to the list of diagnosis codes that support medical necessity.

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