June 2024 billing / coding policy updates

The following billing and coding policies were recently posted to or updated in the Provider Manual’s billing policies webpage:

• Condition codes policy (new)
• Malnutrition coding policy (new)
• Provider-based billing policy (updated)
• Surgical implants and devices policy (updated)
• Three-day window unbundling policy (new)
• Wound care and debridement policy (new)

Additional medical claims billing / coding policies are available online. The information they contain may help providers bill claims more accurately to reduce delays in processing, as well as avoid rebilling and additional requests for information.