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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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OB Gyn Billing Services
CPT Changes for OB-GYNs in 2019
With the new 2019 ICD-10-CM code set now available, we know that there have been more than 740 different changes.…
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Claims Denials
Avoiding Claims Denials for OB/GYN
Denials are a thorn in the flesh for most medical practices. But there are some specialties that have an exceptionally…
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Received Payer Request for Medical Records? Keep Calm and Take These Steps
If a letter were to arrive at your organization in an innocuous-appearing envelope, you may be afraid to open it.…
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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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