With changes in insurance policies and billing guidelines, specific coding requirements, varying and complex reimbursement rates, dental billing is a challenging process. This has led many practices...
Maximizing Care and Reimbursement with Chronic Care Management Codes
Up to half of adult Americans (117 million people) have a chronic medical condition, according to the Centers of Disease Management and Control (CDC). In fact, the majority of patients that family...
Proper Documentation Critical for Radiology Billing and Coding Success
ICD-10 and the Quality Payment Program (QPP) under MACRA which draws attention to the necessity to meet new quality performance standards have made clear, concise and complete radiology reporting...
Documenting Preventive Medicine Services with CPT and ICD-10 Codes
A unique medical specialty recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), preventive medicine services or well visits aim at protecting, promoting, and maintaining health and...
A Look at the CPT Codes to Report Renal Dialysis
More than 660,000 Americans are being treated for kidney failure or end stage renal disease (ESRD) and of these, 468,000 are dialysis patients, according to the latest U.S. Renal Data System Annual...
Learn the Nuances of Using Modifiers 54, 55 and 56
Expert coders in medical billing and coding companies are well aware of the significance of modifiers which provide additional information about medical procedures represented by CPT/HCPCS codes....
Medical Codes for Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring (ABPM)
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) that involves the use of a noninvasive device that measures blood pressure in 24-hour cycles, help to improve the accuracy of diagnosing hypertension and...
2019 ICD-10 Updates for Ophthalmology and Gastroenterology
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the ICD-10 code changes for 2019 on June 11, 2018. The 473 ICD-10 code changes published for the upcoming year are applicable to all...
FY 2019 ICD-10 Code Changes for Obstetrics and Gynecology
Our medical coding company keeps track of updates to medical codes in order to help physicians ensure accurate billing of claims. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the...