Does your providers documentation contain all the information you need for correct coding Unless the provider is descriptive in their documentation it can be difficult to code biopsies for several rea... [ Read More ]
CPT and the Centers for Medicare 38 Medicaid Services CMS classify endoscopic procedure codes by family where each family is comprised of related services. Each family has a parent codecalled the endo... [ Read More ]
By G. J. Verhovshek MA CPC Youve probably heard of the multiple procedure rule which reduces Medicare payment by 50 percent for the second and subsequent procedures provided to a single patient by the... [ Read More ]
From preparation to closure learn the latest for CPT skin replacement codes. In 2012 the American Medical Association AMA replaced CPT codes to describe skin replacement surgery revised section guidel... [ Read More ]
By John F. Bishop PAC CPC CGSC CPRC Abdominal wall reconstruction has become more common in the past 10 years. Such reconstructions may occur for blunt or penetrating abdominal trauma abdominal compar... [ Read More ]
