decisionhealth Newsletters, Answer Books - 2008 Issue 12 (December)
Program_Memos / 2000 / B-00-75
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Article Overview
This program memorandum from HCFA/Department of Health and Human Services addresses emergency corrections to the 2001 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database, including updates to procedure status indicators and relative value data for selected procedure codes. It also includes informational discussion of a CPT modifier and brief notes on a small number of additional CPT codes. The article is relevant to medical coders, fee schedule users, and billing staff who need to track database changes effective for 2001.
Why This Topic Matters
It documents official fee schedule database corrections and related coding-status updates that affect how selected services are represented in Medicare systems for the 2001 cycle. It is useful for understanding which code entries were changed and what guidance HCFA provided at the time.
Article Sections
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Emergency Changes to the 2001 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database
Describes emergency database corrections for the 2001 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database, including status and valuation updates for selected procedure entries.
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CPT Modifier -60 (Altered Surgical Field)
Provides informational discussion about a CPT modifier added in 2001 and HCFA’s comments regarding its recognition and related review concerns.
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Informational Code Notes
Lists brief informational notes for a small number of additional code entries included in the memorandum.
What You Will Learn
- What types of emergency updates were made to the 2001 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database
- Which broad categories of procedure-entry changes were included in the memorandum
- What HCFA stated in its informational discussion of a CPT modifier
- What additional code notes were included for informational purposes
Who Should Read This
- Medical coders
- Physician fee schedule users
- Billing and reimbursement staff
- Compliance teams
- Practice administrators
Codes Discussed
Modifiers Discussed
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