• Medicare covers chronic care management services if a patient has two or more serious conditions that are expected to last at least a year. • … [Read more...]
Care management services | Webinar
TCM, PCM, CCM: care management services Recorded on June 25, 2020 @ 12:00 pm (EST) Physicians are frustrated when they do work, not related to … [Read more...]
Consent for Communication Technology-Based Services (CTBS)
Both CPT and CMS have developed codes for non-face-to-face communication-based technology services in recent years. In addition to care management … [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...]
Anticoagulation Management
I continue to get questions about billing for anticoagulation management, and I’m hoping this post can put some (all?) of them to rest. First, two … [Read more...]
Transitional Care Management
This article provides answers to frequently asked questions related to transitional care management services. It includes details about billing for … [Read more...]
Advance Care Planning | CPT® 99497, 99498
Advance Care Planning (ACP) and the Use of ACP CPT® Codes 99497 (Advance care planning including the explanation and discussion of advance directives … [Read more...]
Don’t forget Care Plan Oversight
There are two sets of codes for care plan oversight, CPT (99374–99380) and HCPCS codes (G0181, G0182) The requirements for each are different, … [Read more...]
Care Plan Oversight | Coding reference sheet
This reference chart for Care plan oversight (CPO) includes CPT® and HCPCS codes, with wRVUs, time and patient status. RVUs are updated for … [Read more...]
Coding Guide – Care Management Services
What you need to know about non face-to-face services CMS has a stated goal of recognizing management services provided outside of an office visit. … [Read more...]
Psychiatric Collaborative Care Management Services
Psychiatric Collaborative Care Management Services 99492, 99493, 99494 Care Management for Behavioral Health 99484 Psychiatric Collaborative … [Read more...]
Certification for Home Health Services
There are two HCPCS codes for certification and re-certification of Medicare covered home health services The CARES Act of March 2020 allows nurse … [Read more...]
Can I get paid for…signing the home health certification form
An Overview of Home Health Certification CPT® CMS pays a small fee for the planning, certification, supervision and re-certification of home health … [Read more...]
Overview of advance care planning
Advance Care Planning CPT® Codes Overview Primary care practices perform countless tasks every day for which there is no payment. CMS continually … [Read more...]