tci Part B Insider - 2009 Issue 1

Part B Billing: Stop Chasing After 'Welcome to Medicare' Exam Deductibles

Plus: Medicare no longer requires you to perform a screening EKG with the WTM exam -- but it's still an optional component. If your physicians perform "Welcome to Medicare" (WTM) exams, also called an Initial Preventive Physical Exam (IPPE), you'll have one less payment battle to wage this year. Effective Jan. 1, the Medicare deductible does not apply to the Welcome to Medicare exam, announced CMS's Amy Bassano in her presentation "Medicare Physician Payment Schedule 2009 Changes and Beyond" at the American Medical Association's CPT symposium in Chicago last month. "This program aspect caused a lot of criticism,"...

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