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• Humana Updates PET/CT Coverage Policy
• Provider Relief Fund Reporting Portal Now Open
• CMS Promotes Appropriate Use Criteria Program in Proposed 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
• 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule Includes Reimbursement Cuts for Radiology
• ACR Leads Effort to Retain Increase to Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
• ACR Releases Preliminary Summary of Radiology Provisions in 2022 HOPPS Proposed Rule

Radiology Coding Certification CEU

• ACR Presents Code Proposal at May CPT Editorial Panel Meeting
• Radiology News from the Virtual April RUC Meeting
• ACR Provides Input About Practice Expense Methodology
• ACR Launches October 2021 RUC Surveys
• OSHA Issues Emergency Temporary Standard to Protect Healthcare Workers from Coronavirus
• HHS Revises Reporting Requirements and Timeline for Provider Relief Fund
• Biden Administration Releases Proposed Budget for Federal Fiscal Year 2022
• Fiscal Year 2022 Inpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Released

Radiology Coding Certification CEU

• Anticipated 2022 CPT Changes
• Radiology Representation on the AMA CPT Editorial Panel
• Radiology News from the Virtual April RUC Meeting
• Radiology Has New Representation at the RUC
• Repayment Begins for COVID-19 Medicare Advance/Accelerated Payments
• Broad Coalition Urges Congressional Leaders to Ensure Financial Stability for Healthcare Providers

Radiology Coding Certification CEU

• Breast Imaging FAQs
• 2021 Coding Update Published
• CMS Deletes NCCI PTP Edits for 3-D Radiotherapy Plan
• ACR Presents Code Proposals at CPT Editorial Panel Meeting
• ACR Presents Trabecular Bone Score Codes at Virtual RUC Meeting
• Year-End Legislation Addresses ACR Priorities
• ACR Submits Comments on the 2021 MPFS Final Rule

Radiology Coding Certification CEU

• Q&A Reconstructed Spine CTs
• CMS Releases ICD-10-CM/PCS COVID-19 Updates
• CMS Issues ICD-10 Revisions to NCDs Relevant to Radiology
• ACR to Launch Trabecular Bone Score RUC Survey
• Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule for Calendar Year 2021 Detailed Summary
• CY 2021 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Final Rule Initial Summary
• CMS Issues Special Provisions for Radiology Documentation Requests

Radiology Coding Certification CEU

• 2021 CPT Code Update (For Members Only)
• ACR Presents Code Proposals at CPT Editorial Panel Meeting
• New CPT Code to Report Additional Costs Incurred Due to COVID-19
• ACR Presents Six Codes at October 2020 Virtual RUC Meeting
• CMS Updates Proposed RAC Audit Topics Including IMRT
• ACR Submits Comments on the 2021 MPFS Proposed Rule
• ACR Submits Comments for the HOPPS Proposed Rule
• HHS Extends Public Health Emergency Declaration
• Phase 3 Distribution of Provider Relief Fund Open

Radiology Coding Certification CEU

• Coding Q&A Percutaneous Renal Access for an Antegrade Pyelogram
• ACR Opposes Relaxed NPP Supervision in CMS COVID-19 Interim Final Rule
• HHS Extends Public Health Emergency Declaration
• ACR Working to Mitigate Reimbursement Cuts in MPFS Proposed Rule
• Congressman Rush Requests E/M Budget Neutrality Waiver
• CMS Extends Educational and Operations Testing Period for Appropriate Use Criteria Consultation

Radiology Coding Certification CEU

• ACR Presents Code Proposals at the May 2020 CPT Editorial Panel Meeting
• Medicare Contractor Expands ICD-10 Codes for Non-Invasive Vascular Studies to Treat COVID-19 Patients
• CMS Publishes Revised Medicare E/M Guidelines
• ACR Seeks to Reverse Negative Effects of Medicare E/M Code Revaluation
• HIPAA Enforcement Discretion Possible for Telehealth Services
• CMS Gives Flexibilities and Guidance During COVID-19

Radiology Coding Certification CEU

• 2021 Anticipated Code Changes 
• CMS Deletes NCCI PTP Edit for Intercostal Nerve Injection
• AMA Announces New CPT Code To Report Coronavirus Test
• AMA Approves CPT Codes for COVID-19 Antibody Testing
• CMS Defines Terms for Telehealth Use During COVID-19 Crisis
• ACR Asks CMS for Revision to Treating Physician Rule
• ACR Summarizes CMS COVID-19 Interim Final Rule for Radiologists
• CARES Act Offers Loans and Tax Relief to Radiology Practices

Radiology Coding Certification CEU

• Coding Q&A
• NCD ICD-10 Diagnosis Code Changes Announced for April 2020 Update
• ACR Proposes to Delete Ultrasound Code 76970; SIR Advisor Honored at AMA CPT Editorial Panel Meeting
• AMA Issues Coding Guidance on 2021 E/M Changes
• ACR Addresses Five Code Families at January 2020 RUC Meeting
• Medicare AUC Mandate Enters Educational and Operations Testing Period
• CMS Issues Additional Guidance for PAMA Appropriate Use Criteria
• Are You Prepared for RAC Audits in 2020?
• ACR Submits Comments on APC Placement of New CPT Codes

Radiology Coding Certification CEU

• New Breast Lump ICD-10-CM Codes Added For 2020
• CMS Finalizes Evaluation and Management Coding and Reimbursement Changes
• CMS Releases Final Rule for Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS) Price Transparency Requirements
• ACR Expresses Concerns About Potential Oncology Care First Payment Model
• Mandatory CDS Use is Here: ACR Has Resources to Help
• ACR Prepares 2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Impact Tables  

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• 2020 CPT Code Changes (for members only).
• CMS Posts Educational Materials for Code Sets
• ACR Co-Sponsors Urography Code Revision at CPT Editorial Panel Meeting
• ACR Presents Five Codes at the October 2019 RUC Meeting
• ACR Takes Lead on Development of Model Policy for Prostate MRI
• ACR Urges Start Date Delay for CMS Radiation Oncology Model
• ACR Submits Comments on 2020 MPFS Proposed Rule
• ACR Letter Questions CT-MRI Cost Policies in CY 2020 HOPPS Proposed Rule

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• CMS Issues ICD-10 and Other Coding Revisions to NCDs
• Mammography NCD Q&A 
• ACR Assists Effort to Develop LCD for Fractional Flow Reserve CT
• CMS Releases Appropriate Use Criteria Claims Processing Instructions
• CMS/CMMI Releases Radiation Oncology Model for Comment
• ACR Releases Detailed Summary of the 2020 MPFS Proposed Rule
• ACR Prepares Detailed Analysis of 2020 HOPPS Proposed Rule

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• ACR Presents Three Code Proposals at AMA CPT Editorial Panel Meeting
• ACR Presents Four Code Families at the April 2019 RUC Meeting
• Q&A Voiding Urosonography 
• CMS Releases Guidance for Understanding Revised LCD Procedures
• ACR to Launch Survey for October 2019 RUC Meeting

Radiology Coding Certification CEU

• 2020 Anticipated Code Changes
• Breast Imaging Frequently Asked Questions Update 2019
• PICC procedure Q&A
• CMS Updates E/M Codes Involving Superficial Radiation Treatment
• ACR Kicks Off April 2019 RUC Survey Cycle
• ACR Clarifies “Incident to” Billing Rule When RAs Perform Supervised Office-Based Procedures

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• ACR Proposes Lung Biopsy Code to CPT Editorial Panel
• CMS Adds CPT Code to Bone Mineral Density Study NCD
• ACR Presents 16 Code Families at January RUC Meeting
• CMS Issues Guidance on DOS for Radiology Services
• Medicare Implements New Local Coverage Determination Rules

Radiology Coding Certification CEU

• New ACR-Sponsored CPT Codes Approved by the AMA
• CMS Updates ICD-10 and Makes Other Coding Revisions to NCDs
• Q&A: Billing CT Spine Reconstruction from Previous CT Data Set
• ACR Sees Positive Trends in CY 2019 MPFS Final Rule
• MPFS Final Rule Confirms AUC/CDS Program Start in 2020
• ACR Releases Detailed Summary of CY 2019 HOPPS Final Rule
• ACR Offers Detailed Summary of 2019 QPP Final Rule

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• 2019 CPT Code Update
• ACR Signs Letter Questioning Collapsed Payment Rates from Proposed E/M Policies 
• CMS Issues Guidance on Billing IMRT Planning Services
• ACR Presents Code Proposals at the CPT Editorial Panel Meeting
• ACR Presents 24 CPT Codes at October RUC Meeting
• Q&A: Coding for LDCT follow-up scans for Lung-RADS categories 3 and 4 

Radiology Coding Certification CEU

• ACR Gains Reversal on Bone Biopsy NCCI Edits
• ACR Sees Few Big Changes in 2019 MPFS Proposed Rule
• CMS Affirms Pledge to Implement AUC/CDS in 2020
• CMS Proposes Changes to E/M Rules and Payments
• CMS Proposes Changes to Quality Payment Program (QPP)
• CMS Releases CY 2019 HOPPS Proposed Rule
• Planned Fee Cuts Modified for Robotic Radiosurgery

Radiology Coding Certification CEU

• RCCIR Certification
• CMS Updates ICD-10, Other Coding Revisions to NCDs
• ACR Proposes Code Updates at CPT Editorial Panel
• QQ Modifier Reporting For Consulting Clinical Decision Support Mechanism
• ACR Presents 32 Codes at April RUC Meeting
• ACR to Launch New RUC Survey Series
• Liver Ultrasound Elastography Q&A

• 2019 Anticipated Code Changes 
• TOS Changed for Screening Mammography
• CMS Issues ICD-10 and Other Coding Revisions to NCDs
• View Free CTC Coverage and Coding Webinar
• CMS Issues Billing Code Modifier for AUC-Assisted, Advanced DI Orders
• CMS Issues Billing Modifier FY
• ACR Urges CMS to Change Several HOPPS Codes

• ACR Makes Numerous Recommendations at RUC Meeting
• ACR to Begin April 2018 RUC Cycle
• CMS Issues a Revision for MUEs and Bilateral Surgical Procedures
• ACR Gets Correction for Erroneous X-Ray Code Edit
• Societies Release Joint Statement on Patient Relationship Category
• ACR Comments on the 2018 Quality Payment Program Final Rule
• CMS Enacts MIPS Natural Disaster Interim Rule
• Imaging and Radiation Oncology Services Appear in 2018 HHS Inspector General Work Plan

• CMS Allows the Use of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Radiopharmaceutical/Tracer Codes
• ACR Releases Analysis of CY 2018 MPFS Final Rule
• 2018 MPFS Payment Impacts Vary Widely by Modality
• ACR Reassured About CDS Delay In MPFS Final Rule
• Value-Based Payment Modifier
• Quality Payment Program: Implementation in 2018 and Beyond
• CMS Accepts Appeal for Higher MUE Values
• ACR Issues Analysis of 2018 HOPPS Final Rule
• ACR Analysis on Radiation Oncology Services, Supervision Rules and Regulations
• CMS Updates Mammography Guidelines for 2018

• 2018 CPT Code Update (available to ACR members only)
• ACR Comment Letter on 2018 MPFS Proposed Rule
• ACR Comment Letter on 2018 HOPPS Proposed Rule
• CMS Rescinds Guidance on Radiology DOS Billing
• New ACR Webpage Gathers Feedback on Anthem Policy
• ACR Presents New Codes at October RUC Meeting
• ACR Efforts Drive New CPT Code Approvals

• 2018 MPFS Proposed Rule Summary
• 2018 MPFS Impact Tables
• 2018 HOPPS Proposed Rule Summary
• ACR Submits Comment Letter to CMS on the Quality Payment Program Proposed Rule
• MACRA Proposed Rule Would Make AUC a High-Weighted MIPS Improvement Activity
• Spinal Angiography MUE To Be Revised October 1
• CMS Proposes to Cancel the Episode Payment and Cardiac Rehabilitation Payment Models
• ICD-10 CM 2018 Codes Released

• Breast Imaging Frequently Asked Questions Updated 2017
• Further Clarification on the Ordering of Diagnostic Rule
• Inpatient Prospective Payment System ACR Comment Letter
• "Certified" Is Good Business
• ACR Offers Radiology Practices Breast Screening Bundle Tool
• IDTFs Eligible for Low-Dose CT Lung Cancer Screening Coverage
• CMS Updates Guidelines for Electronic Funds Transfers and Change of Ownership
• Q&A

• CPT 2018 Anticipated Code Changes
• 2017 ACR Incidental Finding Measures 405 and 406-Changes for MIPS Participation
• ICD-10 Resources Streamlined by CMS
• CMS Expands Provider Liability Considerations
• ACR Cautions CMS Against Mammography Payment Cuts
• HHS Issues Compliance Effectiveness Resource Guide

• 2017 ACR MPFS Final Rule Comment Letter
• 2017 Coalition Comment Letter
• 2017 ACR HOPPS Final Rule Comment Letter
• ACR NEMA XR-29 Standard Clarification — Effective January 1, 2017, CT equipment not in compliance with all four attributes of the NEMA XR-29 Standard are subject to a 15 percent per scan technical component reduction.
• AMA 2017 Errata Posted
• April 1, 2017 NCCI Edit Update
• Q&A

• ACR Finds Flexibility in MACRA Final Rule
• HCPCS A9588 Created to Describe Fluciclovine F_18
• United Healthcare Announces Reduced MPPR Discount
• Film X-Ray TC Medicare Payments to be Reduced
• CMS Sets Aside Bundled Mammography With CAD CPT Codes for HCPCS Codes
• CMS Defers Reconsideration of CTC Coverage
• Q and A

• ACR Issues Radiology-Specific Summary of MACRA
• ACR Inquiry Spurs Remedy for Mammo Payment Denials
• ACR Proposes New CPT Codes at CPT HCPAC Annual Meeting
• MACs Get Tough on Unspecific ICD-10 Claims
• ACR Presents 22 Codes at RUC Meeting
• Category III Code Set for Peri-Prostatic Material
• Q and A

• ICD-10-CM 2017 Codes Released
• CMS Issues Notification of July OPPS Update
• LDCT HCPCS Code S8032 to Be Deleted September 30, 2016
• Fine Needle Aspiration NCCI Edits Deleted
• CMS to Change MPPR Reduction in 2017
• Q and A

• Medicare Opt Out Regulations Revised
• MACRA — Introducing the Quality Payment Program
• ACR Issues Analysis of Proposed MACRA MIPS Rule
• JW Modifier Guidance Issued by CMS
• CMS Issues Coding Revision to NCD
• CMS Issues Update Limiting the Scope of Review on Certain Claims
• CMS Provider Minute Videos for Part A and Part B Providers and DMEPOS Suppliers
• Q and A

• Bone Mass Measurement ICD-10 Covered Services Updated
• CMS to Modify PTP NCCI Indicator for Scoliosis Evaluation
• Comparative Billing Report on Noninvasive-Vascular Studies Released by CMS
• LDCT NCD Updated to Include Current Smoker Diagnosis Codes
• Coding Revisions Affect LCS and Radiation Therapy Billing
• ICD-10 Next Steps Toolkit
• CPT 2017 Anticipated Code Changes
• Renal Biopsy, Renal Aspiration and Percutaneous Nephrostolithotomy/Pyelostolithotomy NCCI Edits To Be Deleted
• Q and A

• ACR Appeals Inappropriate 2016 NCCI Edits
• Imaging Services Appear in FY2016 HHS OIG Work Plan
• Medicare CED for NaF-18 PET Extended Another 24 Months
• CMS Issues Guidance on Provider Enrollment Revalidation
• CMS Issues Quarterly Update to Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Database
• PC MPPR Rollback Enacted in 2016 Consolidated Appropriations Act
• Radiology Proposals Presented at CPT Editorial Panel Meeting
• Q and A

• CT Modifier Issued for non-NEMA Standard XR-29-2013-Compliant Equipment
• LDCT Lung Cancer Screening Billing Instructions
• CMS Reverts Back to a Bilateral Indicator 1 for Breast Ultrasound
• CMS Issues New and Revised POS Codes for OP Hospital
• Imaging Services Appear in FY2016 HHS Inspector General Work Plan
• CMS Implements NCCI Edit for 77295/77300 Code Pair
• Q and A

• CPT Code Update (ACR member login required) 
• ICD10 Problems Begin to Appear
• XR29 Standard and How It Will Affect CT Billing and Reimbursement
• PQRS 2016 Payment Adjustment
• Bilateral Surgery Indicators for Breast Ultrasound Revised by CMS
• ACR Presents 22 CPT Codes at RUC Meeting
• Bone Mass Measurement NCD (150.3) Change Announced by CMS
• Q and A

• Claims Redeterminations Clarified by CMS
• CMS Issues Claims Processing Guidance for Tomosynthesis
• CMS Clarifies ICD-10 Flexibility Guidance
• ACR Participates in 2015 CMS Refinement Panel for Four Duplex Codes
• Q and A

• DBT Resources Available to Secure Private Payer Coverage
• OIG Work Plan Mid-Year Update
• CMS Responds to AMA/Specialty Society ICD-10 Concerns
• CMS Issues Update on Reopening Claims
• National Coverage Determination for Bone Mineral Density Updated
• Additional Facilities for Carotid Artery Stenting Approved by Medicare
• Updates to the 2015 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
• Q and A

• CPT 2016 Anticipated Code Changes 
• Update of the OPPS and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System
• Flawed Medicare SGR Payment Policy Permanently Repealed

• Coding Resources and Reimbursement Guidelines Up-to-Date for 2015?
• Q and A

2015 CPT® Code Update

2014 CPT® Code Update

2013 CPT® Code Update

2012 CPT® Code Update

Bundling of CPT® Codes to Continue in 2012

2011 CPT® Code Update

Registered Radiologist Assistant/Radiologist Practitioner Assistant

Mammography Coding

Medicare POS/DOS Instructions Rescinded

2010 CPT Code Update

CMS Recommends New Guidelines for POS and DOS

Noninvasive Vascular Diagnostic Studies

Frequently Asked Questions on Ultrasound Coding

Obstetrical Ultrasound Coding and the Radiology Report

Coding for an Upper GI Series and Esophagram

Update on Fluoroscopy Coding

Basic Coding: Technical Aspects of Imaging Modalities

Physician Supervision Requirements

2009 CPT Code Update

Breast Imaging Frequently Asked Questions

Clarification on the use of the "JW" Modifier

Evaluation and Management Services in Interventional Radiology

Medically Unlikely Edits

Urinary Diagnostic and Therapeutic Codes Update

Medicare to Cover Discarded Drugs and Biologicals

Clarification on Ordering of Diagnostic Tests Rule, Supervision Rule and ICD-9 Coding Guidelines

Obstetrical Ultrasound Coding and the Radiology Report

Noninvasive Vascular Diagnostic Studies

National Provider Identifier Number FAQ

Radiologist Assistant and Radiology Practitioner Assistants Questions and Answers

2007 CPT® Code Update

Update on Cardiac CT and Coronary CTA Coding

Coding of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Spinal Procedures

Coding Resources and Reimbursement Guidelines Up-to-Date?

Category I, II, and III Code Designations

New in 2005

Image Guided Percutaneous Drainage Aspiration And Biopsy Procedures

New in 2005

2006 CPT® Code Update

Urinary Diagnostic Studies and Interventional Procedures

New in 2005

New in 2005

New in 2005

New 78XXX Series CPT Codes Replace HCPCS G Codes for PET Procedures

Coronary CT Angiography

New in 2005

New for 2005

2005 CPT® Code Update

New for 2005

New in 2005

Nuclear Medicine Coding User's Guide 2005

Major Restructuring of Central Venous Access Codes for 2004

Radiology and Radiation Oncology 2004 CPT® Code Update

The National Correct Coding Initiative Edits Evolve

Further Clarification on the Ordering of Diagnostic Tests Rule

Computed Tomographic Angiography

CMS: Separate Order Is Not Required for CAD

MRI of the Internal Auditory Canal (IAC)

New and Revised Obstetrical Ultrasound Codes for 2003