Coding changes effective 01/01/18 have been released and among those changes are the anesthesia services for colonoscopy and upper GI services.  Along with the code changes, there are changes to … Continue reading →

When filling out and giving your patients an ABN to sign for services you believe may be denied by Medicare, please be sure the ABN is filled out correctly.  If … Continue reading →

CMS has approved an updated Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage (ABN) form. Please be sure you are using the most current Form CMS-R-131 when having your Medicare patients sign a … Continue reading →

Title:   Diagnosis and Treatment of Sacroiliac Joint Pain POLICY Current Effective Date:  April 12, 2017 Injection into the sacroiliac joint for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes may be considered medically necessary … Continue reading →

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas offers a Quality-Based Reimbursement Program where provider can earn additional revenue for meeting various defined quality metrics.  New this year is the Anesthesia Registry … Continue reading →

Please take note of the following changes in coding.  For those who submit actual coding to us, you will need to please make these changes so we can report the … Continue reading →

OB anesthesia billing is even more unique than surgical anesthesia.  On top of the choices groups have to bill OB anesthesia services, payors have individual claim submission requirements. It is … Continue reading →

As you know, for 2016 you can no longer report your PQRS through claims based reporting and will require a CMS qualified registry.  It is time to decide what registry … Continue reading →

Title:   Monitored Anesthesia Care POLICY Current Effective Date:  October 1, 2016 A. Use of monitored anesthesia care may be considered medically necessary for gastrointestinal endoscopy, bronchoscopy, interventional pain procedures, CT … Continue reading →

Title:   Facet Joint Denervation (Cervical and Lumbar) POLICY Current Effective Date:  October 1, 2016 A. Thermal radiofrequency denervation of cervical facet joints (C2-3 and below) and lumbar facet joints is considered … Continue reading →