This year sees one change that will impact acupuncture providers coding for headache. The code for headache (R51) has been deleted or replaced. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9ERymmbogA Welcome to your billing and coding weekly solutions by American Acupuncture Council Network (AAC). Are there any 2021 updates to ICD-10 diagnosis codes impacting your acupuncture Read more…
Billing and Coding Loss of Payment I want to talk to you a little bit about Billing and Coding Loss of Payment and whatâs been going on and Iâm sure many of you have noticed on whatâs called the medically unlikely edits or the limits to care. And Iâm sure Read more…
Are you interested in adding veterans to your acupuncture client base? There are veteran benefits for acupuncture available through the Community Care Network (CCN) and the Patient-Centered Community Care (PC3). Welcome to your billing and coding weekly solutions by American Acupuncture Council Network (AAC). Are you interested in adding veterans Read more…
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. Â 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 Medicareâs 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…
2021 ICD10-CM Updates 2021 update 10-1-2020 72,616 Codes 490 Additions 58 Deletions 47 Revisions As occurs every October 1 there are additions and deletions to the ICD10 code set that is effective on October 1, 2020. Though these are 2021 codes the effective date is October 1 of the prior Read more…
September 15, 2020 - Shortly after releasing the 2021 Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code set, the American Medical Association (AMA) added two more codes related to COVID-19, including one that accounts for the extra safety protocols providers are taking to care for patients during the global pandemic. CPT code 99072 is a new practice expense Read more…
The VA will increase payments for acupuncture providers for services on or after September 1, 2020. Acupuncture providers will no longer be classified as mid-level providers. Mid-level providers are physician assistants and nurse practitioners who under Medicare are paid at 85% of the Medicare rate. Acupuncture providers were also labeled Read more…
Many acupuncture providers may be receiving recoupment of payments from VA claims. VA fees are always based on Medicare rates and before January 21 of this year there was no Medicare fee for acupuncture and acupuncture providers were paid at their local usual and customary which is substantially higher than Read more…