12/03/2025
Don't let preventable ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐/๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฎ๐ฉ turn your new year into a scrambleโmost practices do, but yours doesn't have to. Get ahead with this quick Q4 billing checklist to secure reimbursements, update for 2026 codes, and audit compliance before January hits.โ
๐๐ฎ๐ข๐๐ค ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐๐๐ค๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐
๐๐ญ๐ข๐ช๐ฎ ๐๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ค๐ช๐ญ๐ช๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ
Ensure all outstanding claims are submitted, followed up on, or appealedโespecially those nearing timely-filing limits.โ
๐/๐ ๐๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฑ & ๐๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ
Review your aging buckets (with a close eye on 90โ120+ days) and separate whatโs still collectible from what needs escalation or write-off review.โ
2026 ๐๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ฆ & ๐๐ฐ๐ญ๐ช๐ค๐บ ๐๐ฑ๐ฅ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ด
Confirm CPT and ICD-10 updates (like 288 new CPT codes and 487 ICD-10-CM additions), payer policy changes, and new coverage rules so youโre not hit with avoidable denials in January.โ
๐๐ต๐ข๐ง๐ง ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ & ๐๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ง๐ญ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐ฆ๐ง๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฉ
Front desk, coding, and billing all touch the revenue cycle. Make sure everyone is clear on current protocols, responsibilities, and handoffs.โ
๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ช๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ & ๐๐ฐ๐ค๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ฆ๐ท๐ช๐ฆ๐ธ
Audit for risk areas like coding patterns, medical necessity documentation, patient communication, and payer contract renewals.โ
๐ Schedule ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ.
Weโll walk through your current process, identify risk areas, and help you map out a clean, confident path into 2026.
๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐
๐๐๐๐๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐-๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐๐ง ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ.