by Lori | Oct 16, 2015 | CPT modifiers
Provider Types Affected This MLN Matters Article is intended for physicians, providers and suppliers submitting claim to Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) and Durable Medical Equipment (DME) MACs for services provided to Medicare beneficiaries. Provider...
by Lori | Sep 28, 2015 | CPT modifiers
Procedure CODE AND Description 97140 – Manual therapy techniques (eg, mobilization/ manipulation, manual lymphatic drainage, manual traction), 1 or more regions, each 15 minutes 97530 – Therapeutic activities, direct (one-on-one) patient contact (use of...
by Lori | Sep 16, 2015 | CPT modifiers
Code 80163 (Digoxin; free). Industry Recommendation: Crosswalk to Code 80162 (Digoxin). CMS Recommendation: Crosswalk to Code 80162 (Digoxin). Rationale: CMS agrees with the commenters recommending the crosswalk to Code 80162,based on similarities in function. Code...
by Lori | Sep 7, 2015 | CPT modifiers
Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) defines 75946 as: “Intravascular ultrasound (non-coronary vessel), radiological supervision and interpretation; each additional non-coronary vessel (list separately in addition to code for primary procedure” During a routine review...
by Lori | Sep 7, 2015 | CPT modifiers
CMS has added effective dates and deletion dates, where appropriate, for each of the Medicare Add-on Code Edits to aid in determining the active period of an add-on code edit for Medicare Services. The earliest effective date April 1, 2013 coincides with the...
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