Practice Management Archives - Chiropractic Coding and Billing

Date:January 11, 2021Posted By:ccadminCategory:ArticleTag:Chiropractic, CPT Coding, Fees, HCPCS Coding, Physical Medicine|Physical Therapy, Practice Management, Reimbursement

Good and Bad News Regarding the 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

When the proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule came out last year, it really got everyone worried. In a time where we are all facing issues related to COVID, this seemed like a really big problem. Professional organizations lobbied and everyone tried to stop the proposed changes, and the 10.2% decrease didn’t happen, but other changes will still be taking place. So how bad is it really and how will it affect your organization?

Date:May 13, 2019Posted By:ccadminCategory:ArticleTag:Billing, Collections, Practice Management

Prioritize Your Patient’s Financial Experience

For many years, the ChiroCode DeskBook has emphasized the need for providers to firmly establish the patient’s financial responsibility through clear communication. We even created a “Patient Financial Responsibility Acknowledgment Form” to help providers with this process. Lately, the lack of pricing transparency has been in the news and even …

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 …

Date:August 16, 2016Posted By:ccadminCategory:ArticleTag:Admin, Practice Management

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Good and Bad News Regarding the 2021 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

Prioritize Your Patient’s Financial Experience

Understanding NCCI Edits

Happy Patients Means a Happy Chiropractic Practice

Q&A: Will Using Lower Level Codes Reduce Our Chances of Being Audited?

Parking Pitfalls for Chiropractic Tenants

Best Defense Against an Audit? Do it Yourself