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Acupuncture for Veterans: Get Involved and Get Paid for It
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
Joint Related ICD-10 Coding Updates for 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. Â So here are just a few you need to know about, and of course as an AAC Network member you
2021 Medicare Deductible and Fees
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
Evaluation and Management Coding Update 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
Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Update
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
Medicare and VA Fees 2021
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
2021 Medicare Deductible and Fees
CMS (Medicare) has released the 2021 deductible. The annual deductible for all Medicare Part B beneficiaries is $203 in 2021, an increase of $5 from the annual deductible of $198 in 2020. Medicare fees will be published before the end of the year however, it is likely the initially published fees
Stop 2021 Fee Reductions & Protect Your Reimbursement
Medicare is scheduled to make a significant reduction in Medicare rates in 2021. All Medicare provider groups are forming a coalition to block these scheduled cuts and there are things that you may do. Several members of the House introduced H.R. 8702, the Holding Providers Harmless from Medicare Cuts During
ICD10 2021 Updates â New codes are effective 10-1-2020
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
99072 New code for PPE and added expense related to COVID
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
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