Derm Coding Consult
Derm Coding Consult begins its 12th year of publication as the Academy's quarterly newsletter about coding issues. The publication is sponsored by an unrestricted educational grant from Amgen Wyeth. Derm Coding Consult provides Academy members with the latest information on accurate diagnostic and procedural coding, as well as Medicare reimbursement issues in dermatology, including information and updates about Medicare regulations, carrier instructions, and CMS initiatives. Consult the Derm Coding Consult topic index here.
Issues
Fall 2009 Issue (Volume 13, Number 3)
AAD Comments on 2010 Medicare Proposed Rule; Coding Update; Medicare Update; OIG Focus on 'Incident to'; Mandatory Use of New ABN; Using Modifiers -51 and -59; PQRI Reporting for 2010; MAC Carrier Tips and Updates; Coding Q&A. Download Issue
Summer 2009 Issue (Volume 13, Number 2)
Medicare Fee Schedule; Coding Update; Medicare Update; Medicare Secondary Payer; New FTC Red Flags Rule; ICD-10 Preparation Checklist; Reminder for submission of Modifier 22; Practice Management and HIT Adoption; Coding Q&A. Download Issue
Spring 2009 Issue (Volume 13, Number 1)
New Red Flags Regulation; Insurers Review Billing for Photochemotherapy (CPT 96910); Dermatology Specialty Name Changes; CMS Lifts Physician Signature Requirements; New Medicare Advantage Dispute Resolution Process; New RACs rollout in 23 states; CMS Changes Provider Enrollment, Billing Rules; Coding Q & A. Download Issue
Winter 2008 Issue (Volume 12, Number 4)
CMS 2009 NCPCS Update; Provider Enrollment Rule Changes; What is PQRI?; Coding Q & A's; 2009 PQRI Melanoma Measures; 3 tips to successfully reach your MAC; RAC Contract Award Dispute; CMS Awards J14 MAC Contract to NHIC; NIPPES - Keep it Safe and Updated. Download Issue
Fall 2008 Issue (Volume 12, Number 3)
HHS to adopt ICD-10; CMS Signed Order Requirement and ABN new Implementation Deadline; Billing for “Incident to” Services; Coding Q&As; 2007 PQRI Bonus Payment Status; updated MAC Carriers. Download Issue
Summer 2008 Issue (Volume 12, Number 2)
CMS asks Dermatology to Help test New Quality Measures; CMS Issues 2009 Medicare Fee Schedule Proposed Changes; Court Dismisses Medicare's Anti-Markup Rule — Anatomic Pathology Challenge; Temporary Relief for Cash-Flow disruption Due to NPI Problems; Coding Q&As. Download Issue
Spring 2008 Issue (Volume 12, Number 1)
CMS Contract Changes Impact Local Coverage Determinations (LCDs); Surgical Procedure Documentation; CMS Issues New Advance Beneficiary Notice of Non-Coverage; National Provider Identifier Deadline; Documentation of HPI Elements; Medicaid Requires Tamper-resistent Rx Pads. Download Issue
Winter 2007 Issue (Volume 11, Number 4)
2008 Medicare Fee Schedule: Final Rule; CMS Anti-Markup Restrictions; 2008 PQRI Measures; NPI Update; CMS Beneficiary Notice Initiative; CMS and the Tamper-Resistant Prescription Law. Download Issue
Fall 2007 Issue (Volume 11, Number 3)
2008 Medicare Fee Schedule Highlights; Medicare Carriers Reject Claims With NPI Errors; CMS Dissemination of NPPES Data; CMS Awards New MAC Contracts. Download Issue
Summer 2007 Issue (Volume 11, Number 2)
National Physician Identifier Database Available; Medicare Advantage PFFS "Deeming" Issues; AAD/AMA Physician Practice Information Survey; Physicians Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) Frequently Asked Questions. Download Issue
Spring 2007 Issue (Volume 11, Number 1)
National Provider Identifier (NPI) Deadline Nears; Mohs Regains MSRR Exemption for 2007; Physicians Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) Update; AMA and AAD Conduct Physician Practice Information Survey. Download Issue
Winter 2006 Issue (Volume 10, Number 4)
Last Minute Fix to 2007 Medicare Fee Schedule; AMA CPT Approves New Site Specific Mohs Codes; Index for Derm Coding Consult, 2006. Download Issue
Fall 2006 Issue (Volume 10, Number 3)
Proposed 2007 Medicare Fee Schedule; Medical Decision Making and Coding; Use of Interim and Complex Repairs. Download Issue
Summer 2006 Issue (Volume 10, Number 2)
Results of the AMA Specialty Society RVS Update Committee (AMA-RUC) Five-Year Review on Key Dermatology Procedure Codes; Understanding Multiple Surgery Reduction Rule; Developing PVRP Measures; Four Keys to Passing E/M Audits. Download Issue
Spring 2006 Issue (Volume 10, Number 1)
Updated Summary 2006 Medicare Fee Schedule; Corrections to the Drug Administration Codes, Cautions from the Inspector General on Correct Use of CPT Modifiers -25 and -59; ICMS is phasing out surrogate UPIN numbers; CMS 1500 Billing Form; CPT Coding Consultations. Download Issue
Fall/ Winter 2005 Issue (Volume 9, Number 3)
Derm Impact of 2006 Medicare Fee Schedule; 2006 CPT Coding Changes; Clarification on Consultations and E/M Services at Nursing Facilities; Skin Replacements Surgery and Skin Substitutions. Download Issue
Summer 2005 Issue (Volume 9, Number 2)
NewsBrief; E/M Guidelines; Aetna Update; Medical Decision Making; National Provider Identifier; Correct Coding Initiative; Mandatory Electronic Submission. Download Issue
Spring 2005 Issue (Volume 9, Number 1)
NewsBrief; AAD comment on ASC Proposed Rule; Update Patch Test Coding; 2005 CMS codes; Medicare and Psoriasis; Tests and Unprocessable Claims; DermCAC Update/PhoneList. Download Issue
Winter 2004 Issue (Volume 8, Number 4)
2005 Medicare Fee Schedule Conversion Factor, GPCI and Physician Payment Incentive; UHC modification 2005; CPT Clarification of Adjacent Tissue Transfer/Rearrangement procedures; CPT 17106-17108, 2004 index. Download Issue
Fall 2004 Issue (Volume 8, Number 3)
Mohs Micrographic Surgery from AMA CPT Assistant (2004; 7:1-4); AAD Comments on Dermatology Issues in the 2005 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule; AAAD will Conduct Practice Expense Survey; ICD Coding Update w/707.X and 692.XX Codes. Download Issue
Summer 2004 Issue (Volume 8, Number 2)
2005 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposal; Bush Announcement of National HIII, Regulatory Relief for Physicians Under MMA; CMS Ranking of Top Usage Codes; Report of New ICD-9-CM Code Hyperhidrosis and new AADA CLIA Manual; Elimination of CPT Starred Procedures. Download Issue
Spring 2004 Issue (Volume 8, Number 1)
CMS Notice of Delaying Payment on Non-HIPAA-Compliant Claims; Info CMS Assignment of NPIN to Replace UPIN; Coding for Pathology Services; End Grace Periods for Implementing ICD/HCPCS Code Changes; Service Location Information CMS 1500 Forms; EMTALA Final Rule Impact on Physicians. Download Issue
2005 CMS Drug Administration G Codes
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