Join SPPM for a Webinar covering -What the End of COVID 19 PHE Means to Your PracticePresented By: Vicki Myckowiak, J.D. LIVE Event April 18, 2023 9am PDT | 10am MDT | 11am CDT |12pm EDT Based on current COVID-19 trends, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is planning for the federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) for COVID-19, …
Potential Code Deletion Oct 1, 2018
On October 1st 2018, it appears CMS plans to delete M79.1 Mylagia which also has a current inclusion note of myofascial pain syndrome which is a common code for trigger point injections, they plan to replace it with M79.10, M79.11, M79.12, M79.18 Check back for updated information on this code.
CMS Proposes New Add-On Code That Will Finally Pay Interventional Pain Specialists For The Complexity Of The Care They Provide
As part of the proposed 2019 CMS changes in how Medicare will pay for Evaluation & Management (E/M) Codes, CMS has created a new code that may be “added-on” to each E/M code billed by any of ten specified medical specialties. The “add-on” code is GCG0X and its CPT descriptor is “Visit complexity inherent to E/M associated with endocrinology, rheumatology, …
CMS Proposes Landmark Changes In How Evaluation and Management Services Will Be Paid
Breaking News……………CMS Proposes Landmark Changes In How Evaluation and Management Services Will Be Paid! The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services(CMS) published proposed changes in how physicians will be paid for Evaluation and Management(E & M) services in a non facility setting. In an effort to shift the focus from redundant documentation to patient-centered medical decision making, CMS is proposing that …