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California workers’ compensation fees update March 1, 2021

February 26, 2021

California Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) announced the 2021 reimbursement changes to the Physician Services section of the Official Medical Fee Schedule (OMFS), to conform to relevant 2021 changes in the Medicare payment system as required by Labor Code section 5307.1.   Fees for evaluation and management (E&M 99202-99205 and 99211-99215)  were

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TMJ Code Changes for 2021

TMJ Code Changes for 2021

February 21, 2021

Are there any 2021 updates to ICD-10 diagnosis codes impacting your acupuncture claims? The answer is Yes! This year sees lots of changes. Just take a look at some of the changes to the codes for temporomandibular joint (TMJ) issues. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqYdsgOANJ8 Welcome to your billing and coding weekly solutions by

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AAC supports Assembly Bill No. 918

February 19, 2021

A bill was introduced in the California Legislature to implement the national exam for California licensure as well as national certification. This would mean one exam for California providers and not two. This move will grant national certification allowing acupuncturists to be responsive to the current demand for their vital

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ICD-10 Headache Code Changes for 2021

Billing and Coding: ICD-10 Headache Code Changes for 2021

February 14, 2021

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

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Loss of Payment Sam Collins

Billing and Coding Loss of Payment Do Not Risk It!

February 12, 2021

Billing and Coding Loss of Payment I want to talk to you a little bit about Billing and Coding Loss of Payment and what’s been going on and I’m sure many of you have noticed on what’s called the medically unlikely edits or the limits to care. And I’m sure

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Acupuncture for Veterans

Acupuncture for Veterans: Get Involved and Get Paid for It

February 7, 2021

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

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Joint Related ICD-10 Coding Updates for 2021

Joint Related ICD-10 Coding Updates for 2021

January 30, 2021

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

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2021 Medicare Deductible and Fees

2021 Medicare Deductible and Fees

January 24, 2021

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

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2021 Evaluation and Management Coding Update

Evaluation and Management Coding Update 2021

January 16, 2021

“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

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Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Update

January 7, 2021

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

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