Medical Management Associates, Inc. ("MMA")

This forum is provided as a free educational service of MMA. From time to time, we select questions of general interest and post a response from one of MMA's consultants. Below are a list of questions that MMA has selected for a response. Click on a topic to view the question and MMA response.

SPECIALTY	TOPIC
Internal Medicine	Billing 99211 for Medical Assistant
Internal Medicine	Multiple Fee Schedules for Medicare & Insurance Carriers
Family Practioner	Average Overhead Rate
Cardiology/Electrophysiology	Nurse Practitioner Billing and Reimbursement
Pediatric	Patient Financial Hardship
OB/GYN	Incident-To Billing for NPP Services
OB/GYN	J2000 replacement code for injection of Lidocaine
Family Practice	Is it OK to charge a patient for medical records copying?
Vascular	CPT Code 76937 - Add-on for US Guidance for Vascular Access
Cardiology	Billing for In-house Consultations
Surgery	ASC Global Billing
Psychiatry	Medicare Participating Provider vs. Non-participating Provider
Gastroenterology	The National Correct Coding Manual
OB/GYN	Fee Schedule Setup
Internal Medicine	Average Overhead Expense
General Surgery	Billing Follow-Up Letters
General Surgery	Multiple Surgery Reduction Rule
Endoscopy Center	Physician Proctoring Requirement
Family Practice	Non-Participating Provider - Medicare Claim, Medicaid Secondary
Family Practice	Incident-to Billing for New Problems
Family Practice	Guidelines for Medicare Non-Participating Provider and Medicaid Secondary
Gastroenterology	ASC-Endoscopy Center Revenue Codes
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery/ENT	Surgery Center Certification
GYN	Billing Office-based Surgery Facility Fees
General Surgery	Surgery Assistant Fee Schedule
Radiology	Two Fee Schedules
Pain Management	Incident-to Billing Nurse Practitioner
Radiology	Billing for Paramagnetic Contrast Material
Cardiology	Improper Claims Edit by Managed Care
Psychiatry	Incident-to Billing
Palliative Medicine	Medicare Reimbursement
Pulmonary - Critical Care	Flu Shot Administration Codes
Interventional Cardiology	Purchasing Policies and Inventory Mgmt
General Surgery	Compliance Education
General Surgery	Ambulatory Surgery Center Credentialing
General	Salary Survey
Cardiology	HIPAA
OB/GYN	New Physician Impact
ENT	Fee Schedule Negotiation
OB/GYN	E&M Coding
General Surgery	Managed Care Plan Participation
Pediatrics	Lease Rates
Orthopaedic Surgery	Surgery Center
Family practice	Office Manager Salary
Internal medicine	New Physician Credentialing
Urology	Selling practice upon retirement
OB/GYN	Implementing a compliance plan
General Surgery	Physician compensation methods
OB/GYN	Collections and overhead
Cardiology	Staffing and overhead
Endocrinology	Multiple fee schedules

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Medical Management Associates, Inc.
3330 Cumberland Boulevard	Suite 200	Atlanta, GA 30339
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