Practice Management UnitedHealth to align with CMS consultation policy UnitedHealthcare announces changes that affect how you code for consultations. Aug. 11, 2017Friday AOA Staff Contact AOA Staff Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Topics codingphysician paymentpractice management Beginning October 1, 2017, UnitedHealthcare (UHC) will align with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) consultation policy by reimbursing for the appropriate evaluation and management (E/M) code rather than a consultation code when services are performed at the request of another physician. In order to prevent processing delays, denials and payment ineligibility, UHC advises physicians to begin reporting the non-consultation E/M code that most accurately represents where a visit occurred and the level of service provided. UHC will continue to consider consultations performed via telehealth for payment if they are reported with the appropriate HCPCS codes. Please view page 23 of the UnitedHealthcare June 2017 Network Bulletin for additional information. More in Newsbriefs TouroCOM opens new school in Great Falls, Montana The new campus is Touro University’s third college of osteopathic medicine and the first nonprofit medical school in Montana. “Operation Nightingale” fraud scheme alert: Bogus nursing credentials sold to thousands of aspiring nurses It was recently discovered that a scheme, nicknamed “Operation Nightingale,” offered aspiring nurses the opportunity to purchase fake nursing degree diplomas and transcripts. Previous articleCMS wants to pay you for chronic care management Next articleIdentifying human trafficking victims: How physicians can help
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