Tag: compliance
On May 26, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) outlined additional unspecified diagnosis codes the agency is excluding from both ICD-9 and ICD-10...
An add-on code is a HCPCS/CPT code that describes a service that, with one exception (see next paragraph), is always performed in conjunction with...
On June 24, CMS released a change request informing contractors of new CLIA waived tests approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Since these...
Back in 1996, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) developed the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) to promote correct coding and prevent...
Since Medicare’s inception in 1966, private health care insurers have processed medical claims for Medicare beneficiaries. Originally these entities were known as Part A...
