DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2010 Issue 2 (February)

Expect more guidance from CMS on consults, officials say

You've received initial guidance from CMS on how to bill E/M codes now that Medicare will not pay for consultation codes (99241-99245, 99251-99255), but you'll soon get more direction on the confusing transition, an official with a Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) says. Your peers are showing confusion and frustration with the consult change now that it's been a month of billing under the new policy.

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