Medicare Part B covers physicians’ services, outpatient hospital services, certain home health services, durable medical equipment, and certain other medical and health services not covered by Medicare Part A.
Each year, the Medicare Part B premium, deductible, and coinsurance rates are determined according to provisions of the Social Security Act. The standard monthly premium for Medicare Part B enrollees will be $185.00 for 2025, an increase of $10.30 from $174.70 in 2024. The annual deductible for all Medicare Part B beneficiaries will be $257 in 2025, an increase of $17 from the annual deductible of $240 in 2024. The increase in the 2025 Part B standard premium and deductible is mainly due to projected price changes and assumed utilization increases that are consistent with historical experience. Beginning in 2023, individuals whose full Medicare coverage ended 36 months after a kidney transplant, and who do not have certain other types of insurance coverage, can elect to continue Part B coverage of immunosuppressive drugs by paying a premium. For 2025, the standard immunosuppressive drug premium is $110.40. https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/2025-medicare-parts-b-premiums-and-deductibles
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Are you aware of the additional 395 new billable codes coming in 2024? The areas include external causes of morbidity, social determinants of health (SDOH), and osteoporosis.
External causes of morbidity -The biggest remodel in this year’s codes can be found in; Chapter 20 – External Causes of Morbidity (V00-Y99). Kid's, bless their hearts. We all know just how inquisitive these little humans can be. Whether it’s seeing if one of their toy's will fit up their nose, or if a pencil can go in one ear and out of the other, CMS also realized just how important it is to identify such incidents. Here are a few examples;
SDOH ICD-10 codes (Social Determinants of Health) Chapter 21 - Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact with Health Services (Z00-Z99), which capture details related to child upbringing. A Sample;
Osteoporosis ICD-10 codes (42 new codes) Chapter 13 - Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (M00-M99) Some examples:
Diseases of the eye and adnexa ICD-10 codes (45 new codes) Chapter 7 - Diseases of the Eye and Adnexa (H00-H59) A sample:
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