October 7, 2026
Medical billing versus revenue cycle management: what each covers, the twelve stages of the cycle, the metrics that show where money leaks, what to outsource.
September 21, 2026
A transition plan for changing billing companies: notice and data, the parallel period, open AR, payer enrollments, credentialing records, the first 90 days.
September 17, 2026
How to decide between an in-house billing team and a billing company: what each really costs, where each fails, and the questions to ask before you choose.
September 13, 2026
How Medicare home health billing works under PDGM: 30-day periods, the Notice of Admission deadline, OASIS and HIPPS codes, face-to-face rules and LUPA.
September 9, 2026
Psychotherapy and psychiatric CPT codes with time thresholds, add-on codes, E/M with psychotherapy, telehealth rules, documentation and denials to avoid.
September 5, 2026
How to bill telehealth correctly: place of service 02 versus 10, modifiers 95 and 93, audio-only rules, telemedicine CPT codes and Medicare versus commercial.
September 1, 2026
Clear rules for modifier 25 (separate E/M on a procedure day) and modifier 59 with XE, XS, XP and XU, with examples, documentation standards and audit risks.
August 28, 2026
Timely filing deadlines for Medicare, Medicaid, Aetna, Cigna, UnitedHealthcare, BCBS and more, how the clock is counted, and how to appeal a CO-29 denial.
August 24, 2026
What CO-4, CO-11, CO-16, CO-18, CO-22, CO-29, CO-50, CO-97, CO-197 and PR-1 mean, how to correct and resubmit each, and how to stop them recurring.
July 2, 2024
Welcome to the Core MB Blog, where we focus on strategies and insights to help healthcare providers maximize savings in medical billing. Optimizing Revenue Cycles Efficient revenue cycle…