Laboratory Question for the Week of January 29, 2024
Bryan Nordley
January 29, 2024
Can you explain some of the rationale behind new 2024 chemistry codes 86041-43, and 86366?
Can you explain some of the rationale behind new 2024 chemistry codes 86041-43, and 86366?
For 2024, how should the utilization of intravascular lithotripsy outside of the coronary arteries be reported, and what specific coding ranges apply for facility and professional fee coding when it comes to its use in the lower extremities?
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) final 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) has put iron clad policies into action with several changes
Mergers and acquisitions in healthcare markets are viewed with heightened scrutiny by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division.
I often emphasize the importance of choosing your words carefully, and today I’d like to do that in the context of what is often called
As my colleague Matthew Albright reported in the last Monitor Mondays broadcast, while there isn’t going to be any sweeping federal healthcare initiative coming anytime
Well, we are only three weeks into the year, so three weeks into the applicability of the Two-Midnight Rule to Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, but
Today I would like to share my opinion on proactive provider documentation decision-making technology. I am completely supportive of genuinely concurrent (that is, occurring in
If you came across my recent report on the significant concern of “maternity deserts” in the U.S., as you will recall, the widely accepted definition
Back in September 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced release of an MLN to better equip providers with documentation guidelines in
As a follow up to last week’s question, do you have any reporting tips for new 2024 code 0815T?
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