DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2010 Issue 3 (March)

Private payers, crosswalking top list of consult headaches

More than three months after CMS eliminated consultation codes, you and your peers are most bothered by tricky Medicare-as-secondary payer billing, non-matching code crosswalks and overall lower revenue for specialists, Part B News has learned. While the transition from consults to E/Ms has resulted in relatively few denials (see reader survey results), it's caused an increase in administrative burdens and for specialists, a significant drop in revenue.

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