BerryDunn says: The FY 2026 ICD-10-CM update effective for encounters after 10/1/2025 adds 487 new diagnosis codes, revises 38 codes, and invalidates or deletes 28 codes. Of potential interest to health centers, updates to the adverse effect and allergy coding system have introduced greater specificity and
BerryDunn says: With the passage of Public Act No. 24-113 (An Act Concerning Health Care Accessibility for Persons with a Disability), Connecticut established requirements for health care facilities pertaining to medical diagnostic equipment (MDE) for people with a disability. Read on to learn what your
BerryDunn says: The September 2025 revised Medicare Learning Network (MLN) guidance on Evaluation and Management (E/M) services is an important resource for health centers. The revised MLN includes examples and scenarios for billing critical care services, as well as details on billing HPCS code G0463
BerryDunn says: CMS issued a special MLN Connects Newsletter highlighting practitioners choosing to perform telehealth services that are not payable by Medicare on or after October 1, 2025, may want to evaluate providing beneficiaries with an Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage or choose to hold claims associated with
BerryDunn says: FQHC claims submitted with MNT services must include the certified dietitian-nutritionist as the rendering provider. The FQHC must ensure that the certified dietitian-nutritionist is enrolled with CMAP as a performing provider and associated with the FQHC for billing purposes. Effective July 1, 2025
BerryDunn says: Providers should bill H0049 for all SBIRT screens that result in negative result, H0050 should be billed when the SBIRT screen scores positive and brief intervention services are provided at the same visit. The old codes 99408 and 99409 were discontinued on June
