ASC News 3 Common Overlooked ASC Billing Opportunities ASCs can easily leave significant money they are rightfully owed on the table because of missed billing opportunities. Below are three frequently missed opportunities that share another common trait: They are billing opportunities separate ... Continue Reading High-Risk Colonoscopy Patients: Criteria and Coding Changes CMS frequently reviews and updates its guidelines for screening colonoscopies. Patients who undergo screening colonoscopies for colorectal cancer fall into two categories: high risk and not high risk (also considered average risk). Both ... Continue Reading Choosing an ASC Billing Company: 10 Questions to Ask Selecting the right ASC billing company as your business partner can be a difficult decision. Revenue cycle management (RCM) is complicated, but it's vital to the financial health of a surgery center. In this time of increasing costs ... Continue Reading Get Back to the Basics to Produce Competent ASC Coding in the Future ASC coders experience rapid changes in their work requirements. Faced with frequent code set revisions and additions, along with ongoing rule changes, successful ASC medical coders require a high level of flexibility, desire to learn, and ... Continue Reading Reviewing Your ASC's 2023 Performance: 10 Areas of Focus Ambulatory surgery centers aiming to achieve a successful year should review their ASC's financial performance from the prior year. Such an analysis can identify worthwhile opportunities for improvement, successes to build on, and areas to ... Continue Reading 10 Ambulatory Surgery Center Coding Tips to Know for 2024 Proper coding is essential for ambulatory surgery centers. Correct ASC coding increases the likelihood that surgery centers will get paid accurately and promptly. Coding mistakes, on the other hand, are likely to cause problems for ASCs, ... Continue Reading Looking back at 2023: ASCs End the Year With a Big, Surprise Win A tradition for me for the past several years is to write a column where I reflect on the previous year's positive developments for and challenges facing our ASC industry. I conclude these pieces with questions I believe may be answered — ... Continue Reading How to Use the KX Modifier for ASC Pain Management Diagnostic Blocks When billing pain management diagnostic blocks in an ASC, it is often appropriate to use the KX modifier. Such usage applies to Medicare and those commercial payers that may follow Medicare guidelines and local coverage determination (LCD) ... Continue Reading 8 Top Reasons Orthopedic ASCs Are Outsourcing Their Billing It's a great time to be an ASC with an orthopedics service line. According to Sg2, a recognized expert in healthcare trends, insights, and market analytics, orthopedic procedures will be one of the specialties fueling growth in ASC volume ... Continue Reading Cardiovascular Coding in the ASC Cardiovascular procedures are becoming more prevalent in the ASC setting. Below are some of the most common procedures and their coding guidelines. Pacemakers and Defibrillators When inserting or replacing a pacemaker or defibrillator ... Continue Reading 1 of 7 66 Result(s) Page 1 of 7