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Ambulance Transportation CPT Codes and Modifiers

Ambulance transportation services that are covered in Medicare part B covers ground ambulance transportation when a patient needs to be transported to a hospital, critical access hospital, or skilled nursing facility for medically necessary services while the transportation in another vehicle could be hazardous for patient’s health. However, ambulance transportation has certain risks. The risk […]

Top 5 Compliance Issues for Ambulance Biller

Ambulance service billing involves a host of unique compliance challenges. The ambulance industry has seen a significant number of false claim cases, fraud investigations, Medicare audit activity, and other types of billing-related cases. It is imperative that billers fully understand the nuances of ambulance reimbursement to be able to successfully sidestep these landmines. The following […]

Gastroenterology CPT and HCPCS Code Upgrades 2019

On September 5, 2018, the American Medical Association (AMA) released the 2019 CPT Code Set in an official press release. The main theme surrounding new codes, revised codes, and deleted codes is to increase specificity. This is a good time to understand what has changed and how it may affect your medical practice moving forward. […]

Evaluating Your Ambulance Transportation Medical Billing Procedure

Ambulance Transportation Medical billing has been under the lens of Medicare for a very long time due to the fabrication of medical charges and unreasonable billing rates for patients during an emergency. In September 2015, a report was released by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) after studying Medicare Part B Ambulance claims. The report […]