Alerts and Advisories

The Business of Spine offers many different types of resources of information to the entire industry at no cost such as distributing updates in the industry regarding coding, reimbursement and all other issues on an as needed basis.

Click on the title to download the alert/advisory in PDF format:

Year 2020

• Facility Reimbursement Bundle
• AMA Quick Guide to Telemedicine
• APC Reimbursement
• ASC Covered Surgical Procedures for Spine     
• ASC Reimbursement Comparison
• Assistant Surgeon Coverage
• CMS to Reimburse for Regenerative Orthopedic Product in ASCs
• DRG Analysis
• Medical Policy Guidelines
• Medicare Telemedicine Healthcare Provider Fact Sheet
• Spinal Puncture Alert
• Surgical Procedures to be Excluded from Payment in Spine ASCs

Year 2019

• DRG Analysis Coding 2017-2018
• DRG Descriptors w NAP RW
• HCPCS Codes
• Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule
• Opportunity in Value-Based Care Lies in Impacting Quality

Year 2018

• 22851 Coding Update
• BCBS of SC Covers Interspinous and Interlaminar Stabilization-Distraction Devices
• 2018 Coding Changes
• New Jersey Summary of Out-of-Network Legislation
• Ohio Lawmakers Consider Banning Tax Breaks, State Contracts from Anthem Over ED Policy
• State Launches Aetna Probe After Stunning Admission

Year 2017

• A Closer Look at Biomechanical Device Coding
• Consultation Codes UHC
• CPT Coding - RVU Changes 2015-2017
• DRG Descriptors w NAP RW
• DRG Descriptors w NAP
• Empire BCBS to Perform Post-Service Claim Review for City of NY Members
• FairHealth Alert
• Imminent Reissuance of Nov 2017 FH Medical Module Release
• Reimbursement Alert - Aetna Changes to the Provider Appeals Process
• 2017 Spine Coding Updates

Year 2016

• Anthem Cervical Coverage Policy Update
• Coding Alert - 25 Modifier
• Coding Alert - Injection Codes
• DRG Analysis 2012-2017
• Reimbursement Alert - Corpectomy Denials Empire BCBS

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