Coding Career Wire

Keep Your Eye on ICD-10, CMS Says

Putting learning ICD-10 off? CMS wants you to take preparation seriously. While some practices have tucked ICD-10 readiness into the backs of their minds, CMS wants to keep it on the forefront of yours. Although the ICD-10 utilization deadline isn’t…

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Find the CMS Web Site Information You Need With This Handy Tool

Is the CMS web site giving you the runaround? Bookmark this handy page of links and get straight to where you’re going. I’ve just moved to a new suburban town and I get lost a lot. All the streets go…

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How Do I Find the Physician Fee Schedule on the CMS Web Site?

CMS makes it a simple quest. Ha! Talk to almost any coder about the work hassles she faces every day, and she’s almost sure to mention the CMS web site — with assorted payer web sites also mentioned (or cursed)…

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What’s This About No Consultation Codes? 2010 Fee Schedule Explained

You’ll no longer use 99241-99255 for some payers. Here’s why. Last week, My Coding Career gave you a crash course on how the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule works. This week, we explain a big change the MPFS…

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