Home INR monitoring, PQRI codes see Q2 changes

Why This Topic Matters

These quarterly updates can affect whether claims are accepted, how services are reported, and how Medicare payment rules are applied for certain monitoring and quality-reporting services. Readers in primary care, cardiology, and coding/billing roles need to know when Medicare changes the status or reporting framework for affected codes.

Article Sections

1. Home INR monitoring code updates

   This section discusses Medicare-related updates to home INR monitoring reporting and the affected code group. It summarizes the broader context for the quarterly change.

2. Other Medicare physician fee schedule changes

   This section outlines several additional fee schedule updates affecting selected respiratory, echocardiography, quality-reporting, and non-covered service categories. It also notes which broad reporting designations were updated.

3. Official resources

   This section points readers to CMS materials related to the fee schedule update and the PQRI coding issue fix. It serves as a resource list for further review.