Service Code 90837

Service Code 90837 90837 (53 to 60 minutes)If using this service code, it may require a special authorization, as determined by each insurance payer We offer Patient Insurance Verification as a Standalone offeringSee us at https://backup.mcmsouth.com/services-offered/insurance-verification/

Service Code 90834

Service Code 90834 Most common psychotherapy service code.   Individual psychotherapy (time range to 38 to 50 minutes)   Service Code 90832 Individual psychotherapy (time range 16 to 37 minutes)   We offer Patient Insurance Verification as a Standalone offering See us at https://backup.mcmsouth.com/services-offered/insurance-verification/

Availity

Availity is a website that allows you to manage your insurance for multiple insurance carriers. As a Provider, you can have a FREE Availity  account. https://youtu.be/H15mVDD7lgU   https://www.availity.com/business-challenges/practices-and-medical-groups Blue Cross Anthem collaborates with Availity to deliver health plan details to providers.  Through the site you may check patient insurance verification and real-time claim status. List of a…

EFT Sign-up with CAQH for multiple insurers

EFT and ERA Enrollment Simplified   If you are submitting claims to insurance, you should be enrolled for EFT payments.  With this, the payments are deposited electronically to you checking account.  With one signup, you may receive electronic payments from many insurers.  A few of the national insurers are listed; Aetna, Cigna, Humana, and selection…

Florida Lawmakers Pushing Bill to Expand Telehealth Services

By Ryan Mcaskill on February 18, 2015 A new bill working its way through the Florida senate would increase the use of telehealth service throughout the state. While the use of telemedicine is starting to pick up across the healthcare landscape, federal and state policy is still playing catch-up. The biggest hurdle facing these strategies…

Patients’ Insurance are resetting

Patients’ Insurance are resetting   Many Patients’ Insurance are resetting or changing on January 1, 2015.  Employers have closed open enrollment for benefits and the employees, your patients, have selected their health insurance for the new year.   Have you asked your patients for their new insurance card for 2015? If not, you should.. This…

Georgia State Plan opens health plan for employees

Georgia State Plan opens health plan for employees, retirees and teachers Open Enrollment is here for Georgia State health plan participants.  After a year of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia exclusively servicing all employees, retirees and teachers, they will have a second option of United Healthcare/ United Behavioral Health. Blue Cross and Blue Shield…

Georgia State Plan opens health plan for employees

Georgia State Plan opens health plan for employees, retirees and teachers   Open Enrollment is here for Georgia State health plan participants.  After a year of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia exclusively servicing all employees, retirees and teachers, they will have a second option of United Healthcare/ United Behavioral Health. Blue Cross and Blue…

Can you waive/ reduce PATATIENT’S copay or coinsurance

Can you waive/ reduce PATATIENT’S copay or coinsurance   The simple answer is NO!  When you submit a claim to insurance you agree to the terms of the insurance contract, or individual policy.  In the agreed upon policy the patient has agreed upon their financial responsibility for care. Medicare & Medicare consider it FRAUDULENT to…