CMS Makes Key Changes to ABN Modifiers

We’ve got the new instructions you’ll need to follow.
CMS will update the ABN modifiers effective April 1, according to MLN Matters article MM6563, dated Oct. 29.
The ABN descriptors will read as follows:

Modifier GA — Revised to read, “Waiver of liability statement issued as required by payer policy.” You’ll use this when a required ABN was issued.
Modifier GX — […]

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HCPCS 2010: CMS Debuts New J Codes

Synvisc, penicillin get new codes — along with injectibles for neurology, bleeding.
Hot on the heels of the new CPT codes, CMS follows suit by publishing the 2010 HCPCS code set, posted on the CMS Web site on Nov. 3. You’ll find scores of changes.
What follows is a small sampling of what you’ll face in 2010:
Synvisc: HCPCS will […]

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