Physician Note: Medicare Offers Handy Tool to Ease Preventive Service Billing Burden

Plus: Part B therapy cap will be held off a bit longer, thanks to Congressional vote.

Between the IPPE, AWV, AAA, and beyond, you're probably confused at the alphabet soup of options when billing preventive services to Medicare. CMS feels your pain, and has released a quick reference chart that can ease your billing woes when you provide preventive care to Medicare patients.

The "Medicare Preventive Services Quick Reference Information: Preventive Services" chart can guide you through which services are billable, show you who is covered, and which CPT® and diagnosis codes to report.

For instance: If your practice performs an ultrasound screening [...]

- Published on 2012-01-27