October 24, 2024
Ancillary services can be reported separately in anesthesia, often called “flat fees.” In reality, these are surgical services reported in addition to anesthesia services. Ancillary services […]
October 10, 2024
It’s becoming increasingly common to see discussions online about coders losing their jobs due to AI tools. These conversations often reflect widespread concerns about AI replacing […]
September 26, 2024
RCM Riddle: Anyone in Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) might find this riddle all too familiar.Q: If you ask five coders the same question, how many different […]
September 11, 2024
The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) announced that CMS has accepted the RUC value recommendations for new Fascial Plane Block codes, which will be added to […]
August 26, 2024
As the Smith family eagerly awaited the World’s Fair, we can’t wait to see you in St. Louis for the Advanced Institute for Anesthesia Billing and […]
August 6, 2024
Last week, Anthem released an update to its commercial reimbursement policy for professional anesthesia services. Unfortunately for the vast majority of Anthem states the changes will […]
July 11, 2024
On July 10, 2024, CMS announced the proposed 2025 Physician Fee Schedule. CMS is proposing a 2.93% average rate reduction. This basically removes the rate increase […]
June 10, 2024
Last month, we shared information related to recording External Cephalic Version – 01958. Your feedback and follow-up questions were helpful and greatly appreciated! The previous information […]
May 6, 2024
Reporting External Cephalic Version cases is tricky. Given the increased volume of questions on this topic, our team knew we needed to bring it to our […]