April 06, 2006
In a joint effort to improve billing and data quality, the American Hospital Association (AHA) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have established an AHA clearinghouse to handle coding questions on established Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) usage. The clearinghouse will serve as a centralized point of contact to educate hospitals, policy makers and the public on HCPCS coding. The AHA’s Central Office will handle the clearinghouse functions and provide open access to any person or organization that has questions regarding a subset of HCPCS coding, particularly hospitals and other health professionals who bill under the hospital outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS). Inquiries on the application of level I HCPCS codes (CPT-4) for physicians will be referred to the American Medical Association.
For more information please visit the CMS Website.
