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Panacea Special Edition / Laboratory Services Update During COVID-19 PHE

Panacea’s consultants have been closely monitoring both Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and American Medical Association (AMA) published guidance for newly created codes for billing during the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). Since February 2020, there have been many new codes added for COVID testing and specimen collection.
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UPDATE: Billing for Hospital Outpatient Services During the COVID-19 PHE

On July 28, 2020, CMS released a new FAQ for Hospital Billing for Remote Services (Section LL) and expanded the FAQ for Outpatient Therapy Services (Section MM) in the COVID-19 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) Billing document[1].
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What Radiology Practices Need to Know About Medicare’s Prior-Authorization Requirements

Beginning July 1,2020  Medicare required prior authorization for five procedure classes: blepharoplasty, botulinum toxin injections, panniculectomy, rhinoplasty, and vein ablation. As a reminder, prior authorization was announced through the Calendar Year 2020 Outpatient Prospective Payment System/Ambulatory Surgical Center Final Rule (CMS-1717-FC).

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