Billing for COVID-19 Testing: An In-Depth Use Case Explaining CPT Codes, Payer Policies, and Revenue Cycle Optimization

February 19, 2024 / admin / Articles, Billing, Coding, Coding and Billing, Corona Virus, Corona Virus Testing Billing, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Testing, Coronavirus Testing Billing, COVID, COVID Testing Billing, COVID-19, COVID-19 Billing, COVID-19 Test Billing, CPT Codes, Revenue Cycle Management, Revenue Cycle Optimization, SARS-CoV-2 Billing

Diagnostic testing for COVID-19 has become a cornerstone of pandemic response for healthcare providers. However, rolling out testing services presents immense challenges around reimbursement and revenue cycle management. This definitive use case walks through COVID-19 testing billing and coding procedures in 2022 step-by-step, using examples to illustrate how to optimize claims submission and payment across […]

How COVID-19 Affected the Provider-Payer Relationship

March 23, 2022 / admin / Articles, Corona Virus, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Testing, Coronavirus Testing Billing, COVID, COVID Test Kits, COVID Testing Billing, COVID-19, COVID-19 Billing, COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Testing Billing, Payer Contract, Payer Contracting, Payer Enrollment, Payer Negotiation, Provider-Payer

Provider-Payer Relationship Under COVID-19 COVID-19 Upset Provider-Payer Relationships The COVID-19 pandemic has affected most, if not all, businesses everywhere. For healthcare, in particular, the pandemic and its consequences altered the ways that payers and providers do business with one another. How So? Let’s catch a momentary peek at several of the more immediate effects on […]

Surprise Bills for COVID-19 Testing

September 15, 2021 / admin / Articles, Corona Virus, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Testing, Coronavirus Testing Billing, COVID, COVID Test Kits, COVID Testing Billing, COVID-19, COVID-19 Billing, COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Testing Billing, Healthcare Billing, Medical Billing

No doubt, the Delta-variant is the driving force behind a new flood of nationwide testing that could translate into more surprise medical bills for those being tested. The CARES Act and Families First Coronavirus Relief Actare supposed to ensure free COVID-19 testing for everyone, including those without insurance. But patients, both the uninsured and those […]

6 Advantages of Outsourced COVID-19 Testing Billing

August 19, 2021 / admin / Articles, Billing Revenue, Coronavirus Testing, Coronavirus Testing Billing, COVID, COVID Test Kits, COVID Testing Billing, COVID-19, COVID-19 Billing, COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Testing Billing, Lab Billing

Outsourced COVID-19 Testing Billing Advantages COVID-19 Testing Scenario Jude Hunt, 81 years old, said she waited in line for her second PCR test a few weeks ago after her vaccinated housekeeper tested positive for COVID-19. She said she previously contracted COVID herself and received the vaccine, but added, “After the last two years, I’m not […]