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We serve Orthopedic Surgeons, Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Pain Management Doctors, Internal Medicine Doctors, Outpatient Surgery Centers. Our entire business is based on increasing your billing revenue by eliminating coding errors and lowering claim rejections rates.
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Location-Based Adjustments (aka GPCIs) in effect for CA as of January 1st, 2019
The State of California has added another wrinkle for doctors seeking work comp reimbursements to keep track of. Say hello to “location based adjustments or Geographic Practice Cost Indices (GPCIs)”. Doctors in many areas will be taking another hit to their net reimbursements, approximately 3 – 4% while in the most expensive locations doctors will…
Read MoreCan Blockchain Improve Medical Billing Efficiencies?
With healthcare and insurance costs rising year over year many people, including Warren Buffet, Jamie Dimon and Jeff Bezos (Healthcare Costs are Eating the Economy), are turning to new ideas and technology in an effort to address this problem. Can blockchain play a part in this solution? First off, it probably helps to revisit the…
Read MoreGeorge Parisotto, administrative director of the DWC, on the Worker’s Comp landscape
Recently George Parisotto, administrative director of the DWC, was interviewed by Insurance Journal on the Worker’s Comp landscape. Here are the main takeaways for doctors, doctor’s groups and surgery centers that perform. the bulk of Workers Comp treatments. New Pharmacy committee has created a new worker’s compensation drug formulary that went into effect at the…
Read MoreGetting 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…
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