Happy Holidays! The Express Medical Billing office will be closed December 24 through December 27 and December 31 through January 3. From everyone here at EMB, we wish you and yours a very happy holidays! Changes in Flu Coding For all providers who will administer vaccines in the 2021-2022 flu [...]
In This Public Health Emergency Update: No Surprises Act Implementing the Second Interim Final Rule Telehealth and Behavioral Care 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule New COVID-19 Vaccine Codes UHC Temporary Cost-sharing Waivers Extended Cigna PHE Accommodation Updates General Updates Surprise Billing and Protecting Consumers The Consolidated Appropriations Act of [...]
In This Public Health Emergency Update: Telehealth cost-sharing and coverage changes Aetna telehealth changes Full FDA approval for Pfizer vaccine Additional dose allowance of the COVID vaccine CMS requests Medicaid claim documents be sent directly to MO HealthNet providers Resumption of Targeted Probe and Educate (TPE) Reminders Telehealth Cost-sharing In March [...]
CPT CODES FOR CALLS WITH A DOCTOR Codes that refer to phone conversations are billed by duration of call, not level of care: 99441 phone call 5 to 10 minutes of medical discussion 99442 phone call 11 to 20 minutes 99443 phone call 21 to 30 minutes [...]
BILLABLE VIRTUAL SERVICES Physicians are connecting to patients utilizing telecommunication technology in office, hospital, and several other in-person care settings. This includes live audio-video and real-time audio/telephone communications. There have been significant expansions in coverage from both CMS and commercial payers to make sure providers are adequately compensated during [...]
