08/21/2018

MSHO Hosted a Webinar on Proposed E & M Changes and the Impact to Medical Oncology

The handouts and recording are available on the MSHO website!

Medicare released  proposed changes for 2019 which included significant changes to billing of visits. Michelle Weiss, Senior Reimbursement Specialist to MSHO, reviewed the changes to office/outpatient visits, add-on codes and documentation requirements and the potential impact of these proposed changes to your clinic.  

This webinar was held on August 29th.  The recording and handouts are available on the MSHO website:  CLICK HERE. 

MSHO 2019 Proposed Rule E & M Fee Shedule Changes Analyzer Tool

This tool is intended for informational purposes only. Information provided could contain typographic errors. Tool is for reference only and is not intended to provide reimbursement or legal advice.  

This tool does not take into account the other changes to the Proposed Physician Fee Schedule for 2019 including the new 30 minute prolonged services code, the 50% Multiple Procedure Reduction with Modifier 25, the RVU changes which will also affect reimbursement for administration codes in 2019 or changes to the quality programs.  Please be sure to consider this as well when analyzing the impact to your clinic and when submitting comments to CMS!

All Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes and descriptors are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. No fee schedules, basic units, relative values, or related listings are included in CPT. The AMA assumes no liability for the data contained herein. Applicable FARS/DFARS restrictions apply to government use.

Final E/M 2019 Proposed Fee Schedule Analyzer 

SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS!!!

You can submit electronically at;  http://www.regulations.gov

*****Enter “1693” in the search at the top  

*****You’ll see:

Medicare Program: Revisions to Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2019; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; etc. 

*****Look to the right and you’ll see, “Comment Now!” 

*****Then follow the “Submit a comment” instructions.

You can also submit comments;

By regular mail. You may mail written comments to the following address ONLY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services, Attention: CMS-1693-P, P.O. Box 8016, Baltimore, MD 21244-8016.

By express or overnight mail. You may send written comments to the following address ONLY: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services, Attention: CMS-1693-P, Mail Stop C4-26-05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244-1850.
In commenting, please refer to file code CMS-1693-P.   Please allow sufficient time for mailed comments to be received before the close of the comment period September 10, 2018 at 11:59 pm eastern time.

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