Part B Coding Coach: 3 Ways To Ease Coding Woes With The Fee Schedule Database

Why This Topic Matters

It helps readers understand where to look for Medicare fee schedule data that can support reimbursement review, global period awareness, and bilateral billing checks. That makes it relevant for practices trying to spot discrepancies and keep coding workflows aligned with current Medicare fee schedule information.

Article Sections

1. Track RVUs

   Discusses using the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule database to review relative value information and compare payment-related data in different settings. Includes general discussion of reimbursement review and fee schedule lookup use cases.

2. Find Global Periods

   Covers how the fee schedule database presents global days information and how that data relates to common surgical service categories. Also introduces general modifier application considerations tied to global period status.

3. Better Bilateral Billing

   Describes how the fee schedule database can be used to check bilateral surgery indicators and assess whether bilateral reporting is allowed. Also notes that Medicare fee schedule updates can affect bilateral status information.