New York

New York Member Name Professional Title Association Business Name/Address Email Auster, Morris Vice President Division of Socio-Medical Economics Medical Society of the State of New York P. O. Box 5404 [...]

Save the Date! National A/B MAC Ambulance Provider/Supplier Coalition

Save the Date! National A/B MAC Ambulance Provider/Supplier Coalition Attention Ambulance Providers As the MACs celebrate and honor the dedication and contributions to healthcare made by those who provide frontline lifesaving services to our [...]

Transitional Care Management

Transitional Care Management Table of Contents Billing Codes Billing Information Documentation Related Content [Return to Top] Billing Codes 99495: Moderate complexity F2F 7 to 14 days 99496: High complexity F2F 7 days [...]

Medicare Part B Redetermination Notice Initiative Coming Soon

Medicare Part B Redetermination Notice Initiative Coming Soon National Government Services will discontinue issuing paper MRNs for Medicare Part B redetermination requests that are submitted electronically through our portal, NGSConnex. [...]

Claims for Drugs Without a Product-Specific Code Assigned

Claims for Drugs Without a Product-Specific Code Assigned National Government Services has noticed that when a claim RTPs for additional information to be added to the Remarks field concerning certain drugs, some providers attempt to provide [...]

Denials for HCPCS G2211

NCCI editing for HCPCS G2211 code was updated on 12/05/2024 to require HCPCS G0463 as the primary code for G2211 add-on code. This has resulted in denials of claims for the add-code G2211 when billed with CPTs 99202-99205 and 99211-99215. [...]

MLN Connects® Newsletter: March 13, 2025

MLN Connects® Newsletter: March 13, 2025 News Medicare Shared Savings Program: Application Deadlines for January 1, 2026, Start Date Claims, Pricers & Codes ICD-10 Coordination & Maintenance Committee: Submit Procedure Code [...]

What Should Be Provided if Medical Records Are Requested for Review?

What Should Be Provided if Medical Records Are Requested for Review? The following should be considered if applicable to the service being reviewed. This is not intended to be an all-inclusive list. Progress/visit notes Physician orders [...]

Long-Term Care Hospitals: How to Request Adjustments of Claims Paid at the Site Neutral Rate

Long-Term Care Hospitals: How to Request Adjustments of Claims Paid at the Site Neutral Rate Table of Contents Long-Term Care Hospitals: How to Request Adjustments of Claims Paid at the Site Neutral Rate Background: Standard Payment vs. [...]

Prepare and Submit an MSP Claim

Table of Contents Step 1: Determine if an MSP Claim Must be Submitted to Medicare Step 2: Check Medicare’s Eligibility Files via NGSConnex to Determine if There's Other Insurance Primary to Medicare Step 3: Prepare the MSP (Partial-Payment [...]

COVID-19 Vaccine and Monoclonal Antibody

COVID-19 Vaccine and Monoclonal Antibody With the end of the PHE, as of 5/11/2023, this information no longer applies. We will keep the information available for PHE-related services that occurred prior to the expiration date that have not yet [...]

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Safeguard Your Finances: Know Your Provider Enrollment Revalidation

Safeguard Your Finances: Know Your Provider Enrollment Revalidation  Attention: Provider Enrollment and Credentialing Teams Ensure you revalidate before your deadline to prevent a "Stay of Enrollment" or claim rejections, which could [...]

Resources

Resources You Can Help Your Patients Quit Tobacco Use Smoking Cessation Tools and Resources Smokefree.gov Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Tips from Former Smokers campaign Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Office on [...]

Navigating Medicare Home Health & Hospice Insights for Providers Podcast

Navigating Medicare Home Health & Hospice Insights for Providers Podcast Listen to our podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts!   We invite you to join our thoughtful conversations and helpful insights into the Home Health & [...]

Navigating Medicare Part A Insights for Providers Podcast

Navigating Medicare Part A Insights for Providers Podcast Listen to our podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts! Listen to our podcast, Navigating Medicare Part A Insights for Providers, now available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts! We will be [...]

Common Tobacco Withdrawal Symptoms

Common Tobacco Withdrawal Symptoms Trying to quit tobacco use feels different for each person, but almost everyone will have some symptoms of nicotine withdrawal. When stopped, the body and brain must get used to not having nicotine. This can [...]

Hospital Inpatient or Observation Evaluation and Management Add-On Code G0545 for Infectious Diseases

Hospital Inpatient or Observation Evaluation and Management Add-On Code G0545 for Infectious Diseases Effective 1/1/2025 Definition of G0545 Visit complexity inherent to hospital inpatient or observation care associated with a confirmed or [...]

Office/Outpatient Evaluation and Management Visit Complexity Add-on Code G2211

Office/Outpatient Evaluation and Management Visit Complexity Add-on Code G2211 Effective 1/1/2024 Definition of G2211 Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing [...]

Provider Enrollment: Top Reasons Behind Delays in Processing the Application

Provider Enrollment: Top Reasons Behind Delays in Processing the Application Medicare enrollment plays a vital role in ensuring compliance with CMS requirements. To help streamline the process and achieve the best results, it's important to [...]