Our medical billing and coding company reports on the new ICD-10 codes that come into effect each year starting October 1. Proposals for the fiscal year 2021 include 490 new, 47 revised, and 58...
Coding Otosclerosis – A Hearing Loss Disorder
Regarded as one of the most common causes of progressive hearing loss, otosclerosis is a condition that occurs due to abnormal bone growth around one of the three small bones in the middle ear space...
Four New CPT Codes to Report COVID-19 Laboratory Testing
Four new codes have been introduced for coronavirus testing. This is in addition to the COVID-19 CPT code and description for testing came into effect on March 13, 2020, that our medical billing...
ICD-10 Codes for 3 Conditions that Chiropractors Treat
Chiropractic care is widely recognized as one of the safest, drug-free and non-invasive therapies available for the treatment of neuro-musculoskeletal complaints. Day-to-day hurdles of life can put...
An Overview of Prostatitis – Symptoms and Medical Codes
A chronic and painful condition, which is common among men of all age groups, prostatitis refers to swelling and inflammation of the prostate gland. Prostate gland is a walnut-sized gland situated...
Billing and Coding In Vitro Fertilization Treatment
In vitro fertilization (IVF), the most common type of assisted reproductive technology (ART), enables many couples for whom other infertility treatments have not worked, achieve a pregnancy. Medical...
Coding and Billing Telepsychiatry Encounters
With telehealth’s expansion during the COVID-19 pandemic to avoid the need to travel or congregate, CMS covers more than 80 additional services. Under the 2020 CARES Act signed into law on March 6,...
FY 2021 IPPS Proposed Rule: Prepare for Hundreds of Potential ICD-10 Code Changes and other Adjustments
The fiscal year (FY) 2021 Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems (IPPS) proposed rule released last month contains several notable proposals such as increase in hospital payment rates, MR-DRG...
Reporting Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorder (CRSD) – Know the ICD-10 Codes
Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorder (CRSD) refers to sleep problems in which a person’s internal sleep-wake cycle does not line up with the times in their schedule when they need to be asleep or awake....