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Are you leaving revenue on the table?

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Aetna update!

Is your practice compliant?

Are you appending proper modifiers to radiology, diagnostic services and surgery services- when billed with the following ICD-10 codes: Z53.01, Z53.09, Z53.1, Z53.20, Z53.21, Z53.29, Z53.8, Z53.9?

As per Aetna- if the following modifiers are not billed on the claims for the above services with above named ICD-10 codes- the claims will be denied.

This change will take affect April 1,2026 and apply to commercial and Medicare plans.

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Current facia plane block codes

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Is your office compliant- uses the proper codes for facia plane blocks?

Back in 2025 CMS released new and updated facia plane block codes to better represent the work that the anesthesiologists perform to reduce the pain for the patients during procedures (thorasic/lower extremity).

Imaging is included in these codes.

Please note if the EP block is performed in the lumbar region, these codes are not appropriate and the code 64999 should be

used.

Coding:

Images are via ASA website
Image via ASA website

Make sure your office is compliant and uses the proper codes to capture the procedures.

For more information please visit: ASA website

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Aetna: reimbursement update ventral hernia

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This change will apply to the dates of service on 4/1/26 and thereafter.

The plans that ate affected are commercial and Medicare.

Bundled payments:

The following codes will no longer be reimbursed separately-15374 and 49649, when billed with the following codes: venrtal hernia

Less than 3 cm- 49591 to 49594 and 49613 to 49616

3cm  to 10 cm- same codes.

For Washington members/plans-fpr commercial plans- the effective date will be given following a regulatory review.

For Texas- for fully ensured plans- this will be only if such changes comply with regulatory requirenments. For all other plan types are affected by this change

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