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  2. Resource-based relative value scale - Wikipedia

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    Using the 2005 Conversion Factor of $37.90, Medicare paid 1.57 * $37.90 for each 99213 performed, or $59.50. Most specialties charge 200–400% of Medicare rates for their procedures and collect between 50 and 80% of those charges, after contractual adjustments and write-offs. [citation needed]

  3. Current Procedural Terminology - Wikipedia

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    It is necessary for most users of the CPT code (principally providers of services) to pay license fees for access to the code. [19] In the past, AMA offered a limited search of the CPT manual for personal, non-commercial use on its web site. [20] CPT codes can be looked up on the AAPC (American Academy of Professional Coders) website. [21]

  4. Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System - Wikipedia

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    Level III codes, also called local codes, were developed by state Medicaid agencies, Medicare contractors, and private insurers for use in specific programs and jurisdictions. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) instructed CMS to adopt a standard coding systems for reporting medical transactions.

  5. Ambulatory Payment Classification - Wikipedia

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    APCs or Ambulatory Payment Classifications are the United States government's method of paying for facility outpatient services for the Medicare (United States) program. A part of the Federal Balanced Budget Act of 1997 made the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services create a new Medicare "Outpatient Prospective Payment System" (OPPS) for hospital outpatient services -analogous to the ...

  6. Medical billing - Wikipedia

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    These codes are essential for accurately billing and receiving reimbursement. [15] For every patient encounter, providers must record both ICD codes to identify the diagnosis and CPT codes to document the treatment. Given the vast number of codes—approximately 70,000 for ICD and over 10,000 for CPT—using advanced medical billing software is ...

  7. ‘No one should have to be fighting cancer and insurance at ...

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    Some Americans feel they have no choice but to get the care their doctors recommend, even if their insurers deny it. That can result in massive bills.

  8. Profound Medical Announces TULSA Reimbursement Raised to ...

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    For Hospital Payment, the Final Rule has established TULSA CPT 55882 as a Level 7 Urology Ambulatory Payment Classification (“APC”) for 2025 of $12,992 (Medicare National Average). For ASCs, the facility payment for CPT 55882 will be $10,728 (Medicare National Average).

  9. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services - Wikipedia

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    The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is a federal agency within the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that administers the Medicare program and works in partnership with state governments to administer Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and health insurance portability standards.