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Georgia practices, Palmetto rules first

Cardiology billing services in Georgia

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Cardiology billing services in Georgia start with Palmetto GBA, your Medicare contractor for jurisdiction JJ. Its published coverage policies are one part of Medicare claim requirements. Policies can overlap across contractors, so payment under one contractor doesn't guarantee payment under another. We're based in Texas, bill every state remotely and bill cardiology only, at 3% of collections.

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Cardiology billing services in Georgia: the Atlanta skyline from Piedmont Park
78452 · Palmetto GBAGeorgia · jurisdiction JJPaid
Georgia Medicare claims go to Palmetto
01Medicare

How Palmetto GBA pays cardiology in Georgia

Palmetto GBA processes Medicare claims for jurisdiction JJ. That covers Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee.

Palmetto writes its own local coverage policies for echo, nuclear imaging and cardiac monitoring. They list the diagnoses that support a study and what the note has to show. A study that pays under one contractor can be denied under another.

We check the applicable policy before filing. If documentation appears incomplete, we flag it for the practice to review before submission. Only the treating clinician can determine or change clinical documentation.

Checked against Palmetto
Claim 31018Stress echo · POS 11
  • Diagnosis supported by Palmetto policyChecked
  • Symptoms and prior results in the noteChecked
  • Global, 26 or TC matches the siteChecked
  • Report signed before billingChecked
  • Claim statusPaid
Palmetto policy, checked before sending
02Payers

Georgia plans and billing

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia is the state's Blue Cross Blue Shield company. Georgia Medicaid members receive coverage through Georgia Families or Georgia Families 360 managed care, or fee-for-service arrangements. The state has extended current care-management contracts through June 30, 2027 while procurement proceeds; we confirm each member's current program and plan.

We don't infer a payment or billing rule from a plan name alone. For out-of-network claims, we check the member's plan terms and the federal or state requirements applicable to the service.

Checked by plan type
Authorization check 31026Nuclear SPECT · 78452
  • Anthem PPOPlan terms and authorization verifiedChecked
  • Employer planCurrent coverage and claim requirements checkedChecked
  • Medicare AdvantagePlan rules, not PalmettoChecked
  • Georgia MedicaidProgram and provider instructions verifiedChecked
  • AuthorizationChecked
Each plan's rules, by patient
03Your city

Cardiology practices we serve in Atlanta, Savannah, Augusta, Macon

We're built for independent practices of 1 to 10 cardiologists with imaging in the office. That means echo and vascular labs, a nuclear camera, monitors and device checks.

CMS fee-schedule files map service locations to payment localities. We check the current ZIP-to-locality and rate information for the practice address and date of service rather than assume that a city name determines the rate.

Locality confirmed for service ZIP
Claims 31047, 31048Echo 93306 · POS 11
Atlanta officeClaim 31047

93306

ZIP and date checked in CMS files

Payment checkMatched
Macon officeClaim 31048

93306

ZIP and date checked in CMS files

Payment checkMatched
Medicare payment checked by service ZIP
04Switching

Switching from a local biller

Leaving a local biller, or a biller who left? The switch runs on a 60-day plan. Your claims keep moving from day one, and we work the old A/R in parallel.

Your dedicated biller learns your payers, your EHR and your doctors, and stays with your practice.

Your first 60 days with us
No gap in claims
Your switch60-day plan
  1. Day 1New claims go out daily
  2. Weeks 1 to 8Old A/R worked in parallel
  3. Day 60Your biller fully on the account
Claims keep moving from day one
05Questions

FAQ

Do you bill outside metro Atlanta?

Yes. We bill statewide, from Columbus to Valdosta, under the same Palmetto rules.

Do we need to change our EHR?

No. We work in the system you already have.

What does it cost?

3% of collections. No setup fee, no contract, no per-claim charges.

Sources and review context

Checked on September 30, 2026. This administrative source check is not a clinical or credentialed coding review, legal opinion, payer-contract audit, or guarantee of coverage or payment.

06Get in touch

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Your 90-day Georgia reviewLast 90 days
  • Every claim, by studyIncluded
  • Every payer, paid or deniedIncluded
  • Checked against Palmetto policyIncluded