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How will the Cures Act impact your practice?
Health care providers, including physicians and practitioners, have until April 5, 2021 to ensure their practices and policies comply with new requirements on …
Billing for biological products
The Advocacy Council recently learned of a number of payer audits and recoupment requests related to Xolair billing - when a portion of the vial must be discar…
New prolonged service CPT code for 2021
Beginning in 2021, there will be a new code for reporting prolonged services together with an office visit. The new code, CPT Code 99417, replaces CPT Codes 99…
New Principal Care Management CPT Codes
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved two new Principal Care Management (PCM) CPT codes for 2020 that may apply to allergists treat…
More on modifier -25 denials
In a recent Insider article, we discussed how some payers are denying claims for evaluation and management (E/M) services submitted on the same day as a proced…
Insurance denials for claims submitted with modifier -25
When physicians provide an evaluation and management (E/M) service on the same day as a procedure or test, they need to use modifier -25 to indicate that the E…
Food OIT is here – how do I get paid?
The Advocacy Council regularly receives queries from members on how to correctly code specific scenarios. Recently we received a request for assistance from a …
Correct coding for the administration of Xolair
The Advocacy Council regularly receives queries from members on how to correctly code specific scenarios. Recently we received a request for assistance from a …
Is it rush or cluster immunotherapy?
The Advocacy Council regularly receives queries from members on how to correctly code specific scenarios. Recently we received a request for assistance from a …
Administrating biologics – which code to use
The Advocacy Council regularly receives queries from members on how to correctly code specific scenarios. Recently we received a request for assistance from a …
