Elimination of Consult Codes
Effective January 1, 2010
Are you aware that effective January 1, 2010, CMS has eliminated the consultation codes from Medicare's Fee Schedule? No longer will you be able to bill separately for a consult, even if requested/referred by the patient's primary physician. Instead, they are increasing reimbursement for office visit E&M codes. This may greatly impact the revenue and reimbursement for your office, if you are a heavily consultation-based office. For a brief synopsis of this change, please visit Capture Billing's video on this subject.
Don't let this change take you by surprise, after performing and billing Medicare erroneously for consultation codes. Prepare your offices, superbills, and billing systems now!
For more information, contact ABS.
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