Sleep & Sports Medicine Get New Codes - Specialty Codes That Is

Does your practice include sleep or sports medicine?

If so, time to update your 855s with Medicare.

Effective April 2, 2012, Medicare will be implementing two new speciality codes:

• Sleep Medicine:   C0
• Sports Medicine:  23

Rejections should start as early as October 2, 2012 IF the provider is not recognized as having the specialty code.

For more information, visit:  http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/MM7600.pdf