2021 Covid-19 coding update
The following Covid-19 coding changes are effective as of Jan. 1, 2021: REMOVE: Z20.828 should NO LONGER BE USED for possible or suspected exposure to Covid-19 for dates of service (DOS) on or after Jan. 1, 2021. Z11.52 should NO LONGER BE USED for encounter...
CMS clarifies rules for U0005 COVID add-on payment
When CMS announced its intent to reduce payments for high-throughput COVID-19 tests next year while offering providers a path to be made whole if they met new turnaround time targets, several questions arose concerning how the agency intended to monitor its new...
CMS clarifies monetary penalties for failing to report COVID-19 results
As part of a new interim rule issued to clarify COVID-19 data reporting requirements, CMS also outlined the monetary penalties entities that fail to do so may face. As part of the Interim Final Rule published Aug. 24, CMS stated that any healthcare facility (including...