Archive for The Day of September 22nd, 2005
Archive for the Day of September 22nd, 2005
Welcome to the medical billing blog archive for the day of September 22nd, 2005.
Here you will find links to every article added to the Outsource Management Group web site during September 22nd, 2005.
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When To Use POS 21?
When To Use POS 21 In Your Medical Billing Claims When medically billing with hospital locations, it is important to use the correct place of service code. Place of service code 21 is used in medical billing for all inpatient hospital care. When a patient is admitted to the hospital, it is important to use the inpatient hospital POS code 21. Many medical billers get confused when the emergency department comes into play. They question whether or not they should use place of service code 23 for emergency room-hospital, or place of service 21 for inpatient hospital if a patient is admitted from the emergency department. This becomes confusing when …
Changes To CMN’s Coming
Medical Billing News: Changes To CMNs Coming When performing medical billing, October 25, 2005 will create more money for certain medical practices. Beginning in October, new regulations dealing with Power Mobility Devices will need to be implemented. These new regulations may be a hassle to implement, but will come with medical billing rewards. The CMS (Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services) will require a physician to see a patient face-to-face prior to writing a prescription for a power mobility device. This new medical billing rule does not apply to all durable medical equipment, just power mobility devices. There are some changes that will make medically billing power mobility devices easier. …
