The specialty’s leading advocate, the Advocacy Council, is committed to bringing you news and insights on billing, coding and policy reform that directly affect your practice. Advocacy Insider, a recurring column in College Insider, keeps you in the loop.
TRICARE denials of 95165
Over the past several weeks, the Advocacy Council has received reports from various parts of the country that TRICARE has been denying claims for CPT Code 9516…
Attestation deadline extended
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has extended the deadline for health care providers to attest to receipt of Provider Relief Fund payments to …
CMS announces broadened telehealth services/payments
CMS announced an increase in payment for telehealth visits (CPT 99441-99443), increasing payment for audio-only telephone E/M services from $14 – 41 to $…
Additional federal loan/grant opportunities
On Friday, April 24, 2020 the president signed a new relief bill – Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act (Phase 3.5) – to pro…
CARES Act Provider Relief Fund Update
NOTE: Be aware of a scam sent to physicians related to PPP_CARES_SignaturePG1-2. It requests you open and sign a file - DO NOT open and/or download any files.T…
TRICARE denials of 95165
Over the past several weeks, the Advocacy Council has received reports from various parts of the country that TRICARE has been denying claims for CPT Code 9516…
Keeping up with the changes in coding for telehealth
The Advocacy Council regularly receives queries from members on how to correctly code specific scenarios. Recently we received the following two questions:Q: C…
In COVID-19 issues, Advocacy Council is working for allergists
The Advocacy Council works on many different fronts to bring the best results to allergy and allergists/immunologists. We applaud CMS’ ongoing actions by…
HHS distributes first $30 billion in grants for provider relief under CARES Act
On Friday, April 10, the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) began distribution of $30 billion in grants to hospitals and providers as part of the …
Coding for telemedicine
Many payers, including Medicare, provide coverage for telehealth services. Telehealth is typically defined as real-time audio and visual communication with a p…
