Charge Master Reviews
A thorough examination of the charge master (CDM) and ancillary departments is a necessary starting point for compliance, payer reimbursement and ongoing maintenance. BKD Health Care Group’s CDM reviews address all Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System/ Current Procedure Terminology (HCPCS/CPT) Medicare codes, descriptions, revenue codes and unbundled codes for your facility’s services and procedures. We also provide customized, on-site education and training.Our CDM reviews include automated methods of organizing the CDM, manual line-item review and on-site staff consultation. In our CDM reviews we:
Potential Benefits to You
- Improves regulatory compliance
- Improves accurate payer reimbursement
- Represents appropriate procedures, supplies and services are on the CDM
- Provides education to clinical and financial staff
- Review service descriptions
- Review all three levels of HCPCS/CPT codes
- Assess revenue codes for consistency and compliance with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and your fiscal intermediary
- Determine if replacement codes (panel code explosions) are complete and reimbursable
- Create new line-items
- Recommend changes, additions and deletions for all of the above
For More Information
Contact your BKD advisor or:Ann King
BKD Health Care Group Leader
800.581.4290
