New Medical Coding Guidelines have been Established by WHO, AMA and CMS
                     New Medical Coding Guidelines have been 
Established by WHO, AMA and CMS
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New Medical Coding Guidelines have been 
Established by WHO, AMA and CMS
With the outbreak of this pandemic across the world, there are 
various new challenges every day and the healthcare 
providers are implementing new and emergency plans in 
order to adapt with those challenges. COVID-19 virus, also 
known as the Novel Coronavirus, has been declared as the 
world pandemic by the World Health Organization. This is 
severely affecting the health and financial aspect of the 
economy and people in general. The healthcare workers are 
acting as the backbone of the economy and are playing an 
important role in response to the outbreak.
As the number of cases are increasing day by day, 
telemedicine has emerged as an important tool. It is the best 
way to take care of people who have come in contact with the 
virus. This allows physicians to treat & communicate with the 
patients digitally by protecting their own health at the same 
time. Also, it allows the patient to consult without having to 
leave their home or possibly spreading the virus.
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New Medical Coding Guidelines have been 
Established by WHO, AMA and CMS
With the rise in telemedicine, the need for medical billing and 
coding outsourcing companies is also increasing because they 
help the physicians to get the reimbursement for the 
telemedicine services.
Various new medical coding guidelines have been established 
by WHO, AMA and CMS. They include two new HCPCS (U0001 
and U0002), a CPT code (87635), and an ICD-10-CM code 
(U07.1). The HCPCS and CPT codes go into effect April 1, 2020 
for dates of service on or after February 4, 2020. The ICD-10-
CM code was initially scheduled to go into effect October 1, 
2020, that date has also been moved up to April 1, 2020.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is 
helping healthcare providers to handle the medical billing and 
coding aspect of COVID-10 testing and treatment. 
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New Medical Coding Guidelines have been 
Established by WHO, AMA and CMS
It is important to keep hospitals and practices open during this 
situation and so running the billing office is very important.
CMS helps the providers to handle the 
medical billing and coding aspects of COVID-19 testing and 
treatment and recently came up with the two Healthcare 
Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes that 
laboratories can use to bill for certain COVID-19 diagnostic tests.
AMA announced that a new Procedural Terminology CPT code 
has been created which streamlines the Novel Coronavirus 
testing offered by hospitals, health systems and laboratories in 
the United States. 
The code was effective for use as the industry standard for 
reporting of COVID-19 tests across the nation’s health care 
system.
The hospitals and the medical billing are helping a lot and 
working hard to save us from this pandemic, but we should also 
take various precautions in order to avoid this virus.
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New Medical Coding Guidelines have been 
Established by WHO, AMA and CMS
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