Medical Billing and Coding Resources
March 25, 2020 – The Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, as signed into law by the President on March 6, 2020, includes a provision allowing the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to waive certain Medicare telehealth payment requirements during the Public Health Emergency (PHE) declared by the Secretary of […]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has broadened access to Medicare telemedicine services so that beneficiaries can receive a wider range of services from their doctors without having to travel to a healthcare facility. CMS is expanding this benefit on a temporary and emergency basis under the 1135 waiver authority and Coronavirus Preparedness […]
March 24, 2020 – The American Medical Association (AMA) recently announced that the CPT Editorial Panel approved a new code for COVID-19 antibody tests. “In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, the CPT Editorial Panel has expedited approval of a unique CPT code to report laboratory testing services that diagnose the presence of the novel […]
