by Medical Billing | Aug 24, 2016 | Medicare payment basics
CPT CODE and description 99243 – Office consultation for a new or established patient, which requires these 3 key components: A detailed history; A detailed examination; and Medical decision making of low complexity. Counseling and/or coordination of care with...
by Lori | Dec 28, 2010 | Medicare payment basics
Consultation Codes In the proposed rule, CMS requests input on Medicare coding and payment policies, including the discontinuation of CPT consultation codes this year. As conveyed in a June 18 letter signed by the AMA and 33 medical specialty organizations, the policy...
by Lori | Nov 26, 2010 | Medicare payment basics
Consultation Codes In the proposed rule, CMS requests input on Medicare coding and payment policies, including the discontinuation of CPT consultation codes this year. As conveyed in a June 18 letter signed by the AMA and 33 medical specialty organizations, the policy...
by Lori | Aug 28, 2010 | Medicare payment basics
Consults codes and Medicare HMOs Medicare HMO plan does not cover the consultation service. Insurance name 1 Medicare 2 Humana (HMO) 3 Freedom Health 4 AVMED 5 Advantra Gold plus ( Coventry ) 6 Universal Health 7 Wellcare 8 AARP Medicare...
by Lori | Jul 26, 2010 | Medicare payment basics
Medicare is establishing the following coverage for CPT/HCPCs 95811: Covered for ICD-9-CM indications: 278.01 MORBID OBESITY 307.41 – 307.48 TRANSIENT DISORDER OF INITIATING OR MAINTAINING SLEEP – REPETITIVE INTRUSIONS OF SLEEP 327.20 –...
