Hi
everyone,
I have not heard of this problem in
Ohio (or in our
region),
so I am wondering if it is a typo in your regional booklet? Jen and
Deb are
both in CA. Is it a coincidence?
I have asked others in this area if
they
have had or had difficulty with this issue, and so far no one has had an
issue.
I will keep you
informed.
Lisa M. Bruening, M.S.,
CCC-SLP
Patient Services
Coordinator
The ALS
Association
Northern
Ohio
Chapter
phone:
216-592-2572
toll free:
888-592-2572
fax:
216-592-2575
Check out our webpage:
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From:
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[mailto:xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of AMY S. GOLDMAN
Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010
1:55
PM
To: xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re:
Medicare
in addition, I will raise this issue when the ASHA Division 12
Steering
Committee meets at ASHA National Office this
weekend!
On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 1:52 PM, Coggiola, Jennifer L. <xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Thanks guys! I know Deborah Bell has already contacted ASHA
and
Lew, but I will too. I looked up the IOM NCD that was referenced.
It only explains that SGDs will be covered. It says nothing of
who
can charge for the dx and tx. I've got another phone call into
Medicare
now.
Jen Coggiola,
MA, CCC/SLP
Speech Pathologist
ALS
Center at UCSF
400 Parnassus
Ave.,
8th Floor
San Francisco,
CA 94143
(415) 353-2122 clinic phone
(415) 353-2524 clinic fax
(925) 323-0175 cell phone
xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
________________________________________
From: xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Alisa Brownlee [xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 8:56 AM
Subject: RE: Medicare
How about contacting Lew Golkinger? Attorney at the Assistive
Technology
Law Center.
Email on link below:
http://www.aacfundinghelp.com/contact.html
Thanks,
Alisa
Alisa Brownlee, ATP
Clinical Manager, Assistive Technology Services
ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) Association National Office
and Greater Philadelphia
Chapter
Direct Phone: 215-631-1877
________________________________
From: xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
on behalf of Coggiola, Jennifer L.
Sent: Thu 5/6/2010 11:50 AM
To: xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: wquach88@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: Medicare
So, I heard back from Medicare. They are saying that provider
specialty
15 (SLP) is not valid for the procedure codes 92607, 92608 and 92609.
He
said specialty 15 is listed as the only specialty who "can't"
bill
these codes. My guess is that whoever wrote the manual accidentally
typed
a can't instead of a can.
He told me to look up internet publication 100-03 Chapter 1, part 1,
section
10-80.12 and section 50.1 for more information. I'll get started
filing
an appeal.
I really wish ASHA would handle this. Any suggestions other than
going
through the appeals process?
Jen Coggiola,
MA, CCC/SLP
Speech Pathologist
ALS
Center at UCSF
400 Parnassus
Ave.,
8th Floor
San Francisco,
CA 94143
(415) 353-2122 clinic phone
(415) 353-2524 clinic fax
(925) 323-0175 cell phone
xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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