Watch for carrier mistakes when using new dialysis codes

Article Overview

This article covers a Medicare dialysis coding update in which a family of HCPCS G-codes was replaced by CPT codes, along with reported payer and carrier claim-processing issues after the change. It is relevant to nephrology practices, billing staff, and coding professionals who need to understand the scope of the update, the affected code family, and the types of administrative problems being reported. The article also discusses general considerations such as carrier readiness, claim formatting, and monthly dialysis service reporting.