tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2012 Issue 4

Industry Notes: Medicare Offers Handy Tool to Ease Preventive Service Billing Burden

Between the IPPE, AWV, AAA, and beyond, you're probably confused at the alphabet soup of options when billing preventive services to Medicare. CMS feels your pain, and has released a quick reference chart that can ease your billing woes when you provide preventive care to Medicare patients. The "Medicare Preventive Services Quick Reference Information: Preventive Services" chart can guide you through which services are billable, show you who is covered, and which CPT® and diagnosis codes to report. For instance: If your practice performs an ultrasound screening for an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), you'll report G0389 for this once-in-a-lifetime...

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