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Ambulatory Surgical Centers
Basics of Medicare Payment for Ambulatory Surgical Services (ASCs)
Medicare covers surgical procedures provided in freestanding or hospital-operated ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs). In January 2008, Medicare began paying for…
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Ambulance Transportation Billing Services
Ground Ambulance Transports Coverage Requirements
All of these coverage requirements apply to ground ambulance transports: The Transport Is Medically Reasonable and Necessary A medically reasonable…
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Ambulatory Surgical Centers
Ambulatory Surgical Center Terminated Procedures
The following guidance determines the appropriate ambulatory surgical center (ASC) facility payment for a scheduled surgical procedure that is terminated…
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Medical Billing Services
Modifier 50 Fact Sheet
Modifier 50 Modifier 50 applies to bilateral procedures performed on both sides of the body during the same operative session.…
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Ambulance Transportation Billing Services
Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM) Coverage Expanded by CMS
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized its national coverage policy for Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM) on 02nd…
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Ambulatory Surgical Centers
Understand Payment Rates and Basics of ASC Billing
An Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) is defined by CMS as a facility with the sole purpose of providing outpatient surgical…
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Ambulatory Surgical Centers
Prominent Ambulatory Surgery Center medical billing functions are affecting your practice revenue
Compliance guidelines that govern the Ambulatory Surgery Center’s reimbursement are wide-ranging, complex and ever-changing. Hence, it’s important for ASCs to…
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