Part B News Features
Audio-only telehealth visits are still relevant thanks to another extension of audio-only services from Congress and private payer adoption. Below you will find two recent questions about how to rep... More
Recent changes mandated by Congress and CMS that boost the status of physician assistants (PA) — or physician associates, as some groups prefer — is another sign that the providers formerl... More
Medicare utilization of many CPT codes, such as outpatient E/M codes, took a beating in the pandemic years. But use of the critical care code 99291 (Critical care, evaluation and management of the cri... More
Audio-only telehealth visits are still relevant thanks to another extension of audio-only services from Congress and private payer adoption. Below you will find two recent questions about how to rep... More
Recent changes mandated by Congress and CMS that boost the status of physician assistants (PA) — or physician associates, as some groups prefer — is another sign that the providers formerl... More
Medicare utilization of many CPT codes, such as outpatient E/M codes, took a beating in the pandemic years. But use of the critical care code 99291 (Critical care, evaluation and management of the cri... More
Tools
Help your staff prepare for the April 1, 2025, National Correct Coding Initiative update with the new, revised and deleted procedure-to-procedure (PTP) edits with short descriptors. 
Help your staff prepare for the April 1, 2025, National Correct Coding Initiative update with the new, revised and deleted medically unlikely edits (MUE) with short descriptors. 
Benchmark of the Week
Medicare utilization of many CPT codes, such as outpatient E/M codes, took a beating in the pandemic years. But use of the critical care code 99291 (Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes) and add-on code 99292 ( … ; each additional 30 minutes) jumped higher during that period.
When it is time for physicians to take a break, they are significantly more likely to bring in a fee-for-time provider, formerly known as a locum tenens, than to rely on a reciprocal billing arrangement, according to a review of Medicare Part B claims data from 2013 to 2023.

Login

User Name:
Password:
Welcome to the new Part B News Online. If you are a returning user having trouble logging in, please click here.
Back to top