tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2011 Issue 5

Part B Revenue Booster: These 5 Tips Will Make Your ASC Coding a Snap

As CMS issues its quarterly ASC payment rates, now's the time to brush up. True or false: Modifier SG is required for all ambulatory surgical center (ASC) claims. The answer is false for claims with dates of service after Jan. 1, 2008. And if you got that one right, you're on your way to ASC reimbursement bliss. In a few weeks, CMS will issue its latest quarterly update to the ASC Payment System, which includes HCPCS codes, modifiers, drugs and supplies that are payable for ASCs effective April 1. With so many changes affecting ASCs every year, it's enough...

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