Month: January 2018

The skilled nursing facility (SNF) consolidated billing (CB) file reflects new codes for 2018, as well as codes that are excluded from SNF CB for Medicare Part A claims payment. The SNF annual update file contains a comprehensive list of codes involved in editing institutional claims submitted to A/B Medicare administrative contractors (MAC) for services […]

2018 brings us new functional endoscopic sinus surgery codes (FESS) which bundle a total ethmoidectomy with both a frontal sinusotomy and a sphenoidotomy with and without removal of tissue.  2018 CPT® also provides a new bundled code for a frontal and sphenoid endoscopic balloon dilation. On initial review of these new codes and the instructions […]

This is evidenced by the Advisory Board’s 2017 revenue cycle benchmarks, which revealed the average 350-bed hospital saw denial write-offs increase from $3.9 million in 2011 to $7 million last year. To address the problem of increasing denials, healthcare organizations should focus on categorizing claims by type, as well as success of appeals, according to […]

There are certainly going to be new ways to keep healthcare providers and health IT pros stay engaged and excited, and here are our top 10 picks.  For More Information: Gop Healthcare Bill: The Republican healthcare reform bill gained immense traction this year.  In the third attempt of healthcare bill, the lawmakers have insisted that […]