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E/M Coding

E/M Coding

How Will CIGNA’s E/M Change Impact Your Practice’s Pay?

If your practice contracts with Cigna Healthcare, you may soon find that your E/​M pay is significantly lower than it used to be. Why? Because a new Cigna E/​M policy, announced July 1, 2025, pledges to downcode some E/​M codes by one level following claim reviews. Read on to find out how the new Cigna […]

Are Revenue Cycle Bottlenecks Costing Your Practice Thousands?

Dr. Lopez’s busy orthopedic practice submits hundreds of claims every week. But with denials creeping up, the billing team is constantly resubmitting claims. One front-desk employee, unfamiliar with payer rules, keeps entering incomplete patient insurance data—forcing staff to chase patients for missing information. Meanwhile, credentialing delays keep a new physician from being properly enrolled with […]
G2211

CMS Adds Nearly 100 More Codes You Can Bill With G2211

If you’ve ever wondered why the add-on code G2211 can’t be billed with a wider range of CPT codes, you’re in luck. On April 29, CMS added 98 additional codes that can be reported along with G2211 as part of an update to Transmittal 13199. Even better news? The implementation date is retroactive to January […]
Incident to

Three Providers Who Were Charged With Incident to Fraud

You’re familiar with billing fraud, egregious upcoding behavior and missing documentation — but are you aware of incident to fraud? Well, it happens more often than you’d think, and can get you into huge trouble. Check out three recent cases of practices who were accused of committing incident to fraud so you can avoid their […]
Incident to

3 Incident To Scenarios to Keep You Compliant With 2025 Rules

When it comes to incident to billing, annual updates have become a “blink and you’ll miss it” ordeal. While it’s easy to keep up with some of the changes, others are hard to catch. One such change happened at the end of 2024, and it’s in effect right now. CMS now allows you to bill […]
G2211

Check These Telehealth Scenarios When G2211 Applies

Ever since G2211 went into effect last year, practices have been using it to collect more from Medicare when seeing patients for longitudinal care. You can bring in an extra $15 or more from MACs for this service, and it may even be applicable for telehealth visits. To straighten out when you can use G2211 […]
G0439

Can You Report Both G0439 and 99495 on the Same Date?

It happens from time to time: Your provider performs an annual wellness visit (AWV) and also handles transitional care management (TCM) at the same visit. In these instances, can you submit a claim to Medicare with both G0439 and 99495 on it? In most cases, the answer is yes, but not always. Read on to […]
G2211

5 Compliance Considerations for Practices Reporting G2211

Ever since the beginning of 2024, practices have been able to report G2211 to collect extra cash for longitudinal care performed with E/​M visits. Since not every patient qualifies for this service and not every insurer will pay it, you must heed some guidelines before you bill this add-on code. Check out five compliance considerations […]
99443

Collect Top Dollar for 99443 When Performing Telehealth

When your provider talks to patient on the phone, you may worry that your payer won’t reimburse you appropriately for the visit, even though it takes just as much medical decision-making as an in-person visit. The good news is that Medicare pays over $128 for non-facility telephone visits if you report and document 99443 correctly. […]
G2211 reimbursement

Some UHC Plans to Stop Reimbursing G2211: Will It Affect You?

Even though G2211 has only been payable since the beginning of the year, many practices have gotten accustomed to the additional $16.05 in G2211 reimbursement with certain E/​M services. Unfortunately, one payer wants to limit practices from collecting for this service in some circumstances. Read on to get the lowdown on how a new decision […]