Our experts explain the intricacies of coding office visits using the guidelines. Medical coders billers auditors and other healthcare business professionals always come to AAPCs HEALTHCON loaded with... [ Read More ]
In a world of uncertainty one thing medical coders can count on is ICD10CM yearly updates. Its already that time of year again when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC releases the ICD1... [ Read More ]
Healthcare practitioners may soon have 23 new ICD10CM codes to use for reporting social and environmental factors that affect their patients health. The American Medical Association AMA and UnitedHeal... [ Read More ]
A summary of the CPT Editorial Panels actions during its February 2019 meeting offers us a glimpse of changes to come for the CPT 2020 and 2021. Perhaps the biggest news are approved revisions to offi... [ Read More ]
Know when to code newborn conditions that only require a watchful eye. During an initial newborn evaluation watchful waiting conditions are findings that usually resolve without medical intervention i... [ Read More ]