decisionhealth Newsletters, Part B News - 2000 Issue 12 (December)
Level 3 and 4 E/M claims jump, while level 2s fall in 1999
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Article Overview
This article examines HCFA Part B claims utilization data comparing 1998 and 1999. It is aimed at coding professionals, billing staff, and practice managers who want to understand broad billing trends across the most frequently reported CPT codes and how claim volume shifted year over year.
Why This Topic Matters
Understanding claim-volume trends helps coding and billing teams monitor reporting patterns, compare practice activity against national utilization data, and recognize which CPT services were most commonly billed during the period reviewed.
Article Sections
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Utilization trends in Part B claims
An overview of year-over-year claim-volume changes in HCFA Part B data, with attention to evaluation and management services and other commonly billed CPT services.
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Codes from the top 25 that dipped in utilization from 1998 to 1999
A short list of frequently billed CPT codes that showed decreased utilization between the two years.
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Part B’s top 25 codes by claims filed in the last two years
A comparative table of the most frequently billed CPT codes in 1998 and 1999, including their relative utilization ranking.
What You Will Learn
- How HCFA Part B claim utilization changed between 1998 and 1999
- Which broad categories of CPT services were among the most frequently billed
- How year-over-year comparisons can highlight shifts in common billing patterns
- What the article reports about the most frequently billed services in the top 25 list
Who Should Read This
- Medical coders
- Billing staff
- Practice managers
- Revenue cycle professionals
- Physician office administrators
Codes Discussed
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