The American Medical Association (AMA) announced an update to the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code set that includes a new vaccine administration code for a third dose of the pediatric COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer.
CMS Announces New ICD-10 Codes For COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibodies
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is implementing 2 new procedure codes, in addition to the 7 new procedure codes announced in November 2021, bringing the total to 9 new procedure codes, to describe the introduction or infusion of therapeutics, including vaccines for COVID-19 treatment, into the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS), effective April 1, 2022.
CMS Announces New HCPCS Code For Remdesivir Antiviral Medication
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a new Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) code for the antiviral medication VEKLURYTM (remdesivir) when administered in the outpatient setting. The new code is in response to the recent statement from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines Panel regarding therapies for the COVID-19 Omicron variant.
AHA Updates Guidance On Using Z-Codes For Social Needs
The American Hospital Association (AHA) has posted updated guidance to help hospitals and clinicians use ICD-10-CM “Z codes” to capture data on the social needs of patient populations, including non-medical factors that may influence a patient’s health status.
Update on CMS IPPS 2022 Final Rule for Hospital Revenue Cycle Management
Every update CMS makes to their IPPS rule means that healthcare leaders should rethink medical billing and coding services. This can range from new hospital revenue cycle management strategies to working with medical billing and coding companies to implement the new changes as easily as possible.
