Dec 29, 2018What's New for Anesthesia in 20191. Changes in Medicare Reimbursement. There were slight increases in the Medicare conversion factor (“CF”) from 2018. The anesthesia CF...
Nov 4, 2018CMS Changes to E/M Payment & DocumentationOn November 1, 2018, CMS released the Final Rule for the 2019 Medicare Physicians Fee Schedule. The scope of this article is limited to...
Oct 24, 2018"Incident to" BillingNot all payers allow "incident to" billing. "Incident to" billing is a Medicare billing methodology which pays the practice 100%, even...
Jul 15, 2018Medicare Proposes Revised E/M Payment & Documentation Rules1. Proposed Rule Changes Payment for and Documentation of E/M Codes. Medicare is proposing to change the way it pays for E/M codes and...
Mar 1, 2018Palmetto Takes Over Cahaba ProvidersEffective 2/23/18, all Medicare providers previously under Cahaba's jurisdiction will now be under Palmetto's jurisdiction. When you log...
Feb 12, 2018Anthem Restricts Use of Anesthesia for Cataract SurgeryOn February 1, 2018, Anthem published a new coverage policy which restricts the use of monitored anesthesia care (“MAC”) and general...
Feb 12, 2018AMA Modifies Coding Opinion for Genicular RFIn December 2015, the AMA issued an opinion indicating that the injection of the superior medial, lateral, and inferior branches of the...