AMA CPT® Assistant - 2006 Issue 5 (May)

Medicare Reporting Update--Part I of II: Consultation Services, Observation Care, Cardiac Catheterization, Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Data

May 2006 pages 1-9 Medicare Reporting Update--Part I of II: Consultation Services, Observation Care, Cardiac Catheterization, Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Data Medicare Reporting Update, Part II The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced many changes for reporting services and procedures to Medicare by physicians, nonphysician health care professionals, and hospital outpatient departments effective for 2006. An overview of certain Medicare instructions may clarify use of CPT and Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes and/or modifiers in both the inpatient and outpatient settings. Consultation Services: Codes 99241-99255 Change Request (CR) 4215 discusses the correct new CPT codes...

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