09/28/21 | CMS gives more insight into appropriate DOS for imaging
 

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has guidance for reporting the date of service (DOS) for various services. Information provided for global reporting, technical reporting and professional reporting

 

CMS gives more insight into appropriate DOS for imaging
 
07/01/21 | New CPT code for Subchondroplasty
 

Effective July 1st 2021 - the AMA released a new code for Subchondroplasties - are you ready for it

New CPT code for Subchondroplasty
 
03/17/20 | Telehealth regulations loosened
 

With the Coronavirus issues CMS has loosened the regulations and HIPAA issues that have caused concerns about when telehealth can be used. Check out the new release

Telehealth regulations loosened
 
01/29/20 | New Drug Delivery Codes 20700-20705
 

Stop using 11981-11983 as of Jan 1st 2020- Use the new drug delivery codes 20700-20705 --

New Drug Delivery Codes 20700-20705
 
04/04/19 | Watch your "stem cell" wording - On going FBI investigations
 

For those offices that are using the wording 'stem cells' or charging patients for these services you need to be aware of the FBI ongoing investigations.

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02/28/19 | Great article on the issues with 63047 and 22633 and 22630
 

Find out about the issues between 22633/22630 and 63047 and get the history of these codes.  Great information you can use for your private payer appeals.

Great article on the issues with 63047 and 22633 and 22630
 
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CCI/CMS has decided to change the current bundling edit status of G0289.  In the 18.3 version of CCI you will see that G0289 has a status indicator 1 meaning a modifier can be used.  In a letter received from CCI it states that if the surgeon is removing loose bodies in a separate compartment than the meniscectomy they can report 29881 and G0289-59.  However they warned that if loose bodies are in the same compartment you can't report G0289.  They also warned that you can't unbundle the chondroplasty as that is still considered bundled per CPT description of 29880/29881.

With this edit change, it will be going retro to Jan 1, 2012, so if you have not billed for your loose bodies in a different compartment, rebill.  If you were denied, rebill for those DOS Jan 1, 2012