Elevate your practice with the College’s practice management toolkits
The Practice Management Center has more than 20 toolkits on clinical and business topics important for allergists.
E/M Coding Based on Medical Decision Making (MDM)
Although you should still perform a medically appropriate history and/or physical exam, it/they do not determine the level of service.
Are you billing for every service you provide?
Are you not billing for all the services you provide? Review these overlooked allergy-related CPT codes to see if any of them apply.
Choose the right location for your practice
Whether you’re expanding, relocating, starting or joining a practice, choosing the right location is critical to your success.
Can I bill Medicare for controls for allergy testing?
The Advocacy Council received a query on "Can I bill Medicare for negative and positive (histamine) controls for allergy testing?"
2025 G2211 add-on code
This article will outline how and when to bill G2211, which Medicare began reimbursing in January of 2024.
Is your practice prepared for emergencies?
Not only is it a good idea to put an emergency plan in place, it’s required if you participate in the Medicare or Medicaid programs.
Billing for E/M and testing on the same day
Allergists often get pushback when trying to bill for an E/M visit on the same day as allergy testing or an oral challenge.
2025 RVUs for allergy/immunology
CMS has released the 2025 Relative Value Units (RVUs), and these updates will have significant implications for allergists nationwide.
How are allergists using artificial intelligence?
Generative AI continues to expand at a rapid pace and more clinicians will encounter AI in some capacity in their work life
2025 MIPS Final Policies
This article summarizes key changes to the traditional Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) program for the 2025 performance period.
2023 Allergy Medicare E&M Coding Distribution
The trend is clear: allergists’ coding patterns have continued to shift in favor of higher E&M codes over the past three years.
Coding for penicillin allergy testing – everything you need to know in 2024
ICD-10 and CPT coding for penicillin allergy testing can be confusing. Here’s what you need to know to get reimbursed
Improve patient quality of care and get paid for it
CMS encourages physicians to incorporate SDOH risk assessment into your practices – and now they are paying you to do it.
Creative ways to use texting with patients
In a 2023 Tebra patient survey, 67% of patients said they want to receive text messages for appointment-related reminders
2023 allergist compensation gains outstrip inflation
Allergist median academic compensation and non-academic compensation both saw increases in 2023 – and both benchmarks rose more than the reported 3.4% rate of …
Technology hacks to boost your revenue and reduce expenses
Amid declining reimbursement and tight staffing, practices are turning to technology to provide an added boost.
Cybersecurity steps to protect your practice
The widespread impact of the Change Healthcare cyberattack was a wake-up call. Here are important lessons that practices learned
Coding for E&M visit and allergy testing on the same day
Many third-party payers insist skin tests are a part of an office visit, but this is not the case, and these denials should be appealed.
2022 Allergy Medicare E&M Coding Distribution
We now have two years of allergy/immunology Medicare E&M coding data following the E&M rule change in 2021
