Are there any 2021 updates to ICD-10 diagnosis codes impacting your acupuncture claims? The answer is Yes! In fact, there are too many to actually list all of them here. So here are just a few you need to know about, and of course as an AAC Network member you Read more…
Are you aware of Medicare’s increase in deductible for 2021? The new annual deductible for all Medicare Part B beneficiaries will be $203, and increase of $5 from the 2020 annual deductible of $198. Welcome to your billing and coding weekly solutions by American Acupuncture Council Network (AAC). Are you Read more…
“So I want to give a little bit of an introduction today as to what’s occurring to at least give you a feeling for it. Certainly this is not going to be what I can fully give you at a full seminar and a, through a consultation, but at least Read more…
On December 27, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 modified the Calendar Year (CY) 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS): Provided a 3.75% increase in MPFS payments for CY 2021 Suspended the 2% payment adjustment (sequestration) through March 31, 2021 Reinstated the 1.0 floor on the work Geographic Practice Cost Index Read more…
Medicare rates were to have been reduced by about 10% for all services other than E&M codes. However, due to the recent senate and congressional voting funding additional monies to Medicare this cut was averted and will only be about 5-6% instead of 10%. Unfortunately, due to the late rulings Read more…