The Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule for fiscal year (FY) 2022 was published in the August 13th edition of the Federal Register. This final rule is…
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Highlights of the 2021 CPT Code Updates
There are a total of 329 CPT code changes for 2021, including 206 code additions, 54 code deletions, and 69 code revisions.
IPPS Final Rule Changes for Fiscal Year 2021
The 2021 final rule publication was released about a month later than is typical due to CMS’ significant devotion of resources to the COVID-19 response. This article provides a synopsis…
New COVID-19 Codes To Be Implemented Soon
In response to the COVID-19 public health emergency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are implementing…