by Medical Billing | Jun 30, 2016 | Medicare payment basics
Home Health/Home Infusion Agencies Florida Blue defines home health care services as those services rendered to an individual in the home by health care professionals (e.g., nurses, therapists) or paraprofessionals (e.g., home health aides, physical therapy...
by Medical Billing | Jun 28, 2016 | Medicare payment basics
Dialysis Centers Outlined below are generally accepted billing guidelines. This is intended to be illustrative and is not an all-inclusive list. • Indicate “72X” type of bill. The third digit is based on the type of claim (interim, corrected, etc.). • Hospital...
by Medical Billing | Jun 27, 2016 | Medicare payment basics
procedure code and description 10060- INCISION AND DRAINAGE OF ABSCESS (EG, CARBUNCLE, SUPPURATIVE HIDRADENITIS, CUTANEOUS OR SUBCUTANEOUS ABSCESS, CYST, FURUNCLE, OR PARONYCHIA); SIMPLE OR SINGLE – average fee payment- $120 – $130 10061 INCISION...
by Medical Billing | Jun 25, 2016 | Medicare payment basics
Therapeutic Procedures Physician or therapist required to have direct (one-on-one) patient contact. The therapeutic procedures, for one or more areas, each 15 minutes interval is as follows: • 97110 Therapeutic exercises to develop strength and endurance, range of...
by Medical Billing | Jun 23, 2016 | Medicare payment basics
• Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation • CPT Code Description The application of a modality that does not require direct (one-on-one) patient contact by the provider is as follows: • 64550 Application of surface (transcutaneous) neuro stimulator • 97012 Traction,...