CMS' fiscal year IPPS proposed rule includes proposals to increase hospital payments, ICD-10-CM/PCS code updates, and adjustments to new technology add-on payments. The proposed rule also covers potential updates to quality reporting and other programs.
Q: For patients in the emergency department who present with a pulmonary concern, would a pulse oximetry reading performed after the initial intake reading be considered separately billable?
Use these charts to identify extensions and end dates for COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) waivers and flexibilities and effected services in hospitals, CAHs, RHCs, FQHCs, and physician services.
Use these charts to identify extensions and end dates for COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) waivers and flexibilities and effected services for physician services.
Use these charts to identify extensions and end dates for COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) waivers and flexibilities and effected services in rural health clinics and Federally Qualified Health Centers.
Use this chart to identify extensions and end dates for COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) waivers and flexibilities and effected services in hospitals and critical access hospitals.
Medicare could have saved over $200 million in payments for definitive drug testing services between 2016 and 2020 if proper program safeguards had been in place, according to a recent audit report by the Office of Inspector General (OIG).
Providers are more frequently billing for outpatient evaluation and management services with high-level codes, which has led to higher outpatient spending, according to a recent study.
