For Medicare patients in observation, the consulting physician uses new and established patient visit codes. Some commercial payers still … [Read more...]
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Essential documentation for medication management and psychotherapy
When providing both medication management and psychotherapy, practitioners need to document the time spent in psychotherapy and describe the therapy. … [Read more...]
Upcoming changes for prolonged services in 2021
The AMA has developed a new CPT code for 15 minutes of prolonged care, done on the same day as office/outpatient codes 99215 and 99205. The new code … [Read more...]
Medicare “Audio-Only” Telehealth Services
CMS issued multiple waivers and two interim final rules to support health care organizations and patients during the public health emergency … [Read more...]
Coding Telehealth Visits
Coding telehealth visits changes faster than the weather here in New England. We've assembled these resources to answer your questions about what … [Read more...]
Behavioral health and telemedicine
Updated May 15, 2020 Behavioral health services have long been on Medicare’s list of services that could be provided via telemedicine. However, … [Read more...]
Is it or isn’t it a telehealth service?
The answer to this question was a lot clearer on March 1st. The list of telehealth services was found in two places: CMS’s list of telehealth … [Read more...]
Specimen Collection For COVID-19
CMS’s 4/30/2020 rule states that practices could bill 99211 for new or established patients during the public health emergency for COVID-19 specimen … [Read more...]
Medicare changes telehealth rules, again
Medicare changes telehealth rules, again: April 30, 2020 interim final rule with comment period … [Read more...]
Telemedicine in RHCs and FQHCs
New! April 17, 2020 Finally! CMS has released guidance about paying for telehealth services in Rural Health Centers (RHCs) and Federally Qualified … [Read more...]
Modifier CS: cost sharing for COVID-19 testing and visits related to testing
Effective retroactively to 3/18/20, there is no cost sharing allowed for COVID-19 testing or for the evaluation visits related to the testing … [Read more...]
Payment for telephone calls: CMS update
Updated May 9, 2020, with information from the 4/30/20 rule CMS will pay for phone calls using codes 99441—99443. The 4/30/20 rule adds these to … [Read more...]
Telemedicine and COVID-19 FAQ
Updated: May 15, 2020 Read the article about modifier CS and cost sharing here Telehealth Q&A CMS Interim Rule - March 30, 2020 CMS … [Read more...]
CMS update on medical record documentation for E/M services
The world as we knew it Both the 1995 and 1997 evaluation and management (E/M) documentation guidelines stated that ancillary staff could record a … [Read more...]
Consent for Communication Technology-Based Services (CTBS)
Both CPT and CMS have developed codes for non-face-to-face technology-based services in recent years. These include interprofessional consults and … [Read more...]
Principal Care Management (PCM) Services G2064, G2065
CMS’s 2020 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule adopted two new care management codes, Principal Care Management Services, for use by physicians who are … [Read more...]
Chronic care management, add-on code G2058
CMS developed this HCPCS code to report additional non-face-to-face staff time performing non-complex care management services Use this code only … [Read more...]
Blood pressure self-measurement: education, training and analysis | CPT codes 99473, 99474
Two new CPT® codes in 2020. The first is for patient education and calibration of a home blood pressure device The second is for reviewing data … [Read more...]
The third element of MDM in 2021
The third element of MDM: risk of complications and/or morbidity or mortality of patient management at the encounter E/M changes for 2021 for codes … [Read more...]
An overview of the revised MDM
Medical Decision Making: selecting the correct level of service for codes 99202—99215 in 2021: In 2021, E/M codes 99202—99215 will have a changed … [Read more...]
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