PHYSICIANS: Medicare Issues New Smoking Cessation Codes

Why This Topic Matters

It helps readers identify whether the article is relevant to Medicare billing workflows, especially when tracking new service codes and fee schedule updates that may affect reporting and reimbursement analysis.

Article Sections

1. Smoking cessation counseling codes

   Covers the Medicare update announcing new counseling codes and the general timing of their introduction.

2. Acupuncture gets RVUs, but no coverage

   Summarizes the Physician Fee Schedule update affecting acupuncture services and the broader context of Medicare fee schedule adjustments.

3. Codes don't equal payment

   Notes the distinction described in the article between relative value units and Medicare coverage policy.