Medical Billing Service
With 25+ years of experience we are the premier medical billing service in California.
Based in Orange County we serve clients in Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego and anywhere else in California.
Call (949) 863-0022 to schedule your free consultation or use our handy Request a Call form.
We have an in-house medical collections team for our clients. Lower your days in A/R today.
With 25+ years of experience we are the premier medical billing service in California.
Based in Orange County we serve clients in Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego and anywhere else in California.
Call (949) 863-0022 to schedule your free consultation or use our handy Request a Call form.
We have an in-house medical collections team for our clients. Lower your days in A/R today.
Getting Clear on CPT Codes 99080 and WC007
If you’re doing your practice’s medical billing, you know that your bottom line depends on all your coding and paperwork being just right. Your job is complicated by the fact that many Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes are eliminated or revised each year. At MBC Systems, our dedicated legal team has years of expertise and…
Read MoreEvaluation and Management Services 101
The codes for evaluation and management services are a subset of the Current Procedural Terminology, or CPT, the code set published and maintained by the American Medical Association (AMA), and refer to services provided by physicians in evaluating patients and managing their medical care. The coding and medical billing for E/M (Evaluation and Management) services…
Read MoreAcupuncture Services 97810 – 97814 Remain Compensable
On 07/18/2018 the DWC issued information reminding workers’ comp payers that acupuncture continues to remain within the definition of “medical treatment” under Labor Code 4600 and employers and or their insurers MUST PAY for it if it is deemed medically necessary. At MBC Systems, we specialize in California Labor Codes and workers’ compensation billing. We…
Read MoreSenate Bill 1160, Workers’ Comp, Automatic Authorization and You
Senate Bill 1160 was passed by the California legislature in 2016 in a wide-ranging effort to reform the state’s Workers’ Comp billing system. It included changes to automatic authorization, utilization review, lien filing, billing deadlines and much more. While most of the changes took effect in 2017, some did not start until January 1st, 2018.…
Read MoreMedically Unlikely Edits and CPT Code 97750
Medical billing for physical performance testing is an area where many doctors get frustrated due to claim denials. This is usually because of coding errors and misunderstandings around the “eight-minute rule” and MUEs. Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Code 97750 is the procedure code to bill for functional capacity exams, including physical performance tests and measurements,…
Read MoreHand it Over! Four Reasons to Outsource to a Medical Billing Service
By outsourcing your revenue cycle management to a reputable and experienced medical billing service, you gain access to expert resources, methodology, and state of the art technology that come only with specialization and scale. Here are four ways we can save you time and money: Staying up to date on CPT codes The sheer volume…
Read MoreDWC Posts Fee Schedule Adjustments for Hospital Outpatient Departments/Ambulatory Surgical Centers
It is our passion to help physicians stay on top of the latest changes in workers’ comp billing legislation. If you have any questions about the changes to the Medicare payment system below, please feel free to call us–we’d love to talk to you. Who knows? It might be time for you to switch to…
Read MoreABNs- Creating Doctor-Patient Trust AND Ensuring Doctors Get Reimbursed
Medical billing may not seem like an obvious area for improving doctor-patient relations, but being upfront with your patients about what services Medicare will and won’t cover can build trust between the patient and the doctor. “Patients may not like what they hear,” according to Orthopedic Coding Alert Magazine, but informing patients that a service…
Read MoreDWC Posts Adjustments to Official Medical Fee Schedule
This is what we live for! At the end of March, the Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) posted an order adjusting the Official Medical Fee Schedule (OMFS) to conform to changes in the Medicare payment system. And your workers’ comp billing and CPT codes need to adjust accordingly. The easiest solution? Outsource your medical billing…
Read MoreAnthem’s Evaluation and Management Services Medical Billing Reimbursement Policy
The constant changes to policies regarding medical billing, CPT codes (Current Procedural Terminology), and modifiers can make your head spin. As if it weren’t complicated enough determining whether an E/M visit code (evaluation and management) can be applied to a service provided by the same provider on the same day as a minor surgery, Anthem…
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