Guidelines and Manuals Archives - Chiropractic Coding and Billing

Date:November 19, 2019Posted By:ccadminCategory:ArticleTag:Chiropractic, Guidelines and Manuals, Medicaid, Medicare, Professional Licensing|Certification

Changes to Portable X-Ray Requirements

On September 30, 2019, CMS published a final rule which made changes to portable x-ray services requirements as found in the law.

Date:March 1, 2019Posted By:ccadminCategory:ArticleTag:All Locations, All Payers, All Specialties, Appeals, Auditing, Billing, Claims Processing, Coding, Compliance, CPT Coding, Denial Management, Documentation, Fraud, Guidelines and Manuals, Insurance, Medicare, Modifier Coding, Payer Guidelines, Physician Billing, Practice Management, Procedure Coding, Reimbursement, Training

Understanding NCCI Edits

Medicare creates and maintains the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) edits and NCCI Policy Manual, which identify code pair edits. When performed on the same patient, on the same day, and by the same provider, the secondary code is considered an integral part of the primary code, and payment for …