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Posting Date: 03/12/2020
NGS Update on Fees for Code G2066
NGS Update on fees for code G2066 HCPCS code G2066 (Interrogation device evaluation[s], [remote] up to 30 days; implantable cardiovascular physiologic monitor system, implantable loop recorder system or subcutaneous cardiac rhythm monitor [...]
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Posting Date: 09/29/2020
LCD and Article Updates for October 2020
LCD and Article Updates for October 2020 LCD Revisions: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (L33398) The notice period was extended to end on 9/30/2020 and the Revision Effective date has been changed from 8/1/2020 to 10/1/2020. Billing and [...]
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Posting Date: 12/23/2020
LCD and Article Updates for December 2020 and January 2021*
LCD and Article Updates for December 2020 and January 2021* Revised Billing and Coding Articles December 2020 and January 2021 Billing and Coding: Bevacizumab and biosimilars (A52370) Based on compendia review, ICD-10 code C22.3 has been [...]
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Posting Date: 12/14/2020
Home Health Agency Change in Reimbursement – Medicare Patient’s Therapy Needs Have Not Changed
Home Health Agency Change in Reimbursement – Medicare Patient’s Therapy Needs Have Not Changed Ordering physicians should be aware that HHAs may be adjusting, or planning to revise, their therapy services in response to fears about decreased [...]
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Posting Date: 12/17/2020
From the Desk of the MAC Medical Directors: Caring for Medicare Patients is a Partnership
From the Desk of the MAC Medical Directors: Caring for Medicare Patients is a Partnership As a patient’s treating physician or nonphysician practitioner, you may order, refer and/or give health care services for your patient in partnership [...]
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Posting Date: 01/07/2020
Reminder: 2020 Payment Amounts for Immunization Administration Services Massachusetts Localities
Reminder: 2020 Payment Amounts for Immunization Administration Services Massachusetts Localities The 2020 PFS Final Rule requires National Government Services, as well as all MACs, to maintain for CY 2020, the CY 2019 national payment amounts [...]
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Posting Date: 02/20/2020
April 2020 Release "Dark Days" for the Common Working File Hosts
April 2020 Release "Dark Days" for the Common Working File Hosts For the upcoming April 2020 Release: For Production, CWF will be observing dark days starting Friday, 4/3/2020 through Sunday, 4/5/2020 to accommodate the anticipated duration [...]
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Posting Date: 10/19/2020
Evaluation and Management: Anticipated Changes for Office and Outpatient Services in 2021
Evaluation and Management: Anticipated Changes for Office and Outpatient Services in 2021 Pending confirmation in the upcoming CMS 2021 Final Rule, NGS is reminding Part B providers of expected changes to E/M guidelines for office and [...]
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