-
Posting Date: 02/20/2024
Health Benefits of Quitting Smoking
Health Benefits of Quitting Smoking Help your Patients Kick the Habit! Smoking leads to multiple diseases and potentially death, but this is preventable – anyone at any age can benefit from quitting smoking. Medicare covers tobacco cessation [...]
Read More -
Posting Date: 12/20/2016
Change to Roster Claims Information Entry in the Fiscal Intermediary Standard System Direct Data Entry
Change to Roster Claims Information Entry in the FISS DDE Effective 1/28/2013, the FISS maintainer has made a change to the way roster claims are entered. After entering the required information into the FISS DDE, providers will have to hit [...]
Read More -
Posting Date: 02/15/2024
Reduction Mammaplasty
Reduction Mammaplasty breast reconstruction, cosmetic surgery L35001 https://www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/view/lcd.aspx?lcdid=35001 A56837 https://www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/view/article.aspx?articleId=56837 19316, 19318
Read More -
Posting Date: 06/01/2023
Urine Drug Testing
Urine Drug Testing L39611 https://www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/view/lcd.aspx?lcdid=39611 A59416 https://www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/view/article.aspx?articleId=59416 A59581 [...]
Read More -
Posting Date: 02/21/2024
Common Working File (CWF) Host Dark Days for April 2024 Release
Common Working File (CWF) Host Dark Days for April 2024 Release For the upcoming April 2024 Release: For Production, CWF will be observing the Gray Day on Thursday, 3/28/2024 and Dark Days starting Friday, 3/29/2024 through Sunday, 3/31/2024 [...]
Read More -
Posting Date: 03/01/2022
Proper Billing for Patient Supplied Drugs
Proper Billing for Patient Supplied Drugs Drugs, including biologicals, must represent an expense to the physician or legal entity billing for the services or supplies. In some instances, the patient purchases the drug or, the physician [...]
Read More -
Posting Date: 02/22/2024
Evaluation and Management Frequently Asked Questions
Evaluation and Management Frequently Asked Questions We’ve expanded our E/M FAQs for the Complex and Chronic Care – HCPCS code G2211 category to include answers to common questions we’ve received about this add-on code. Visit this page for the [...]
Read More -
Posting Date: 02/22/2024
MLN Connects® Newsletter: February 22, 2024
MLN Connects® Newsletter: February 22, 2024 News CMS Issues Additional Guidance on Program to Allow People with Medicare to Pay Out-of-Pocket Prescription Drug Costs in Monthly Payments Compliance Medical Services Authorized by the [...]
Read More