Many practices and medical billers have seen that flu shot CPT code 90658 is no longer being paid. Claims are being rejected. “Why am I not getting paid for Flu Shots from  Medicare?” What changes to medical billing and coding have been made by CMS (Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services) ? There are now five separate HCPCS codes that must be used to appropriately bill Medicare. To receive reimbursement these codes must be used in your medical billing . [...]

Managing a medical practice has never been more difficult.  Between the highly competitive environment and increasingly tight margins, revenue management has become acutely important.  Profitability – even survival – requires that practices are run in an efficient, business-like manner.  And management decisions need to enhance both health outcomes and business operations.   Industry trends show an increasing number of practices are making the switch to outsourcing their medical billing rather than maintaining in-house billing departments.  [...]