Outpatient Facility Coding Alert - 2009 Issue 8
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Article Overview
This article is a short news roundup aimed at hospice billing staff, Medicare enrollment users, and coding professionals tracking CMS updates. It summarizes a claims-processing issue affecting hospice submissions with physician services, a policy discussion around the PECOS enrollment process, and the availability of CMS mapping tools to support ICD-10-CM transition work.
Why This Topic Matters
It highlights several operational and regulatory updates that may affect billing workflows, enrollment processes, and diagnosis code crosswalk preparation.
What You Will Learn
- A hospice claims processing issue involving physician services and interim handling steps
- A CMS policy update discussed in connection with PECOS enrollment forms and Federal Register publication
- The availability of CMS general equivalence mapping tools for ICD-10-CM transition planning
- How these separate updates may affect billing, enrollment, and coding workflows
Who Should Read This
- Hospice billing staff
- Medical coders
- Revenue cycle professionals
- Medicare enrollment specialists
- Compliance staff
- Practice administrators
Codes Discussed
Code Ranges Discussed
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