tci Part B Insider - 2010 Issue 8

PHYSICIAN NOTES: CMS Publishes Long-Awaited Q&As Regarding Services Previously Billed As Consults

Plus: CMS offers new tips for dealing with the Medicare appeals process, thanks to a brochure. Medicare's elimination of payment for consultation services has caused mass confusion throughout the coding community, not just due to the changes it has caused in your billing procedures, but also due to lack of information from CMS. In an apparent attempt to quell those issues, CMS has released MLN Matters article SE1010, which offers several questions and answers regarding how to report your services now that Medicare no longer recognizes consult codes (99241-99255). For example, CMS addresses the often-asked question of whether the...

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