CMS Releases 2021 ICD-10 Procedure Codes for Facility Coding On June 9, 2020, CMS released updated codes in the 2021 ICD-10-Procedure Coding System (PCS). These new codes include surgical procedures for the spine used by many facilities in which ISASS surgeons operate. These new codes will allow greater tracking and appropriate payment for spine surgery...
The March 30 Interim Final Rule with Comment Period added coverage during the Public Health Emergency for audio-only telephone evaluation and management visits (CPT codes 99441, 99442, and 99443) retroactive to March 1. On April 30, a new Physician Fee Schedule was implemented, increasing the payment rate for these codes. Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) will reprocess claims...
On May 15, 2020, HHS posted revised FAQs on the Provider Relief Fund General Distribution Portal in response to many questions from physicians and medical societies related to the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund. Certain formulas that were previously on the HHS were used by physicians to calculate what they thought HHS intended for them...
The HHS has extended the deadline for healthcare providers to attest to receipt of payments from the Provider Relief Fund and accept the Terms and Conditions. Providers will now have 45 days, increased from 30 days, from the date they receive a payment to attest and accept the Terms and Conditions or return the funds. As an...