In Episode 105, Paula Digby speaks to COVID-19 vaccines. These are the resources she mentions: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/coronavirus/in-depth/coronavirus-vaccine/art-20484859 https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/vaccine-benefits/facts.html https://www.fda.gov/emergency-preparedness-and-response/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19/pfizer-biontech-covid-19-vaccine https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/cpt/covid-19-cpt-vaccine-and-immunization-codes https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/cpt/covid-19-cpt-coding-and-guidance https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/cpt/covid-19-cpt-vaccine-and-immunization-codes Dial in for the next Episode on January 11th beginning at 10:10 am Eastern (7:10 am Pacific). In Episode 105, Paula Digby speaks to COVID-19 vaccines. These are the resources she mentions: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/coronavirus/in-depth/coronavirus-vaccine/art-20484859 https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/vaccine-benefits/facts.html […]
The American Medical Association (AMA) announced that the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set is being updated by the CPT Editorial Panel to include immunization and administration codes that are unique to the COVID-19 vaccine under development by AstraZeneca and University of Oxford. The new CPT codes will be effective for use on the condition […]
Reporting Evaluation and Management Services in 2021
The CMS Inpatient Only List is published in the Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Final Rule as Addendum E. 2021 NFRM OPPS Addenda (zip files, look for Addendum E) The specific set of items removed from this list are found here: Services Removed from the Inpatient Only (IPO) List for CY 2021 (zip file)
Medicare Part B Payment for COVID-19 Vaccines and Certain Monoclonal Antibodies during the Public Health Emergency are found at CMS in the drug pricing section. We link to it below. CMS has released a set of toolkits for providers, states and insurers to help the health care system prepare and assist in swiftly administering these products once […]
Paula Digby addresses two questions regarding physician documentation that doesn’t seem to make sense to the coder in Episode 104. An anonymous asker is concerned about using I96 as a second etiologic diagnosis for a patient in IGC 14.9 who had multiple trauma. Congratulations to Ashley for winning the “mugging” for this episode. Dial […]