Part B News Features
Question: We have a patient who sometimes brings gifts such as flowers or candy to his provider. The provider has shared with us that she finds this awkward and has asked him to stop, but the patien... More
Recent changes mandated by Congress and CMS that boost the status of physician assistants (PA) — or physician associates, as some groups prefer — is another sign that the providers formerl... More
You can welcome a significant pay increase for a wide range of non-facility E/M services, including office visits, critical care, home visits and care management services, should fee proposals from CM... More
Question: We have a patient who sometimes brings gifts such as flowers or candy to his provider. The provider has shared with us that she finds this awkward and has asked him to stop, but the patien... More
Recent changes mandated by Congress and CMS that boost the status of physician assistants (PA) — or physician associates, as some groups prefer — is another sign that the providers formerl... More
You can welcome a significant pay increase for a wide range of non-facility E/M services, including office visits, critical care, home visits and care management services, should fee proposals from CM... More
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You'll find a preview of more than 90 CPT codes that CMS plans to cover in 2026 inside the proposed 2026 Medicare physician fee schedule. While the codes themselves take a placeholder five-digit sequence, the full descriptors and work relative value units (RVU) are available, providing insight on the services soon to be and the monetary value placed on them.
Help your staff prepare for the April 1, 2025, National Correct Coding Initiative update with the new, revised and deleted procedure-to-procedure (PTP) edits with short descriptors. 
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You can welcome a significant pay increase for a wide range of non-facility E/M services, including office visits, critical care, home visits and care management services, should fee proposals from CMS take effect in 2026.
CMS is proposing to significantly disrupt two key elements that feed into the valuation of Medicare professional service fees — indirect practice expenses and physician work relative value units (RVU) — and the results would send a shockwave through specialty providers’ expected payments depending on their site-of-service patterns.
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