Evaluation and management (E/M) codes apply to visits and services that involve evaluating and managing patient health. E/M services include office and outpatient visits, hospital visits, home services, and preventive medicine services. As coders in a medical billing...
When festivities reach their zenith, it is obvious that healthcare professionals have to deal with unusual patient health conditions. New Year is round the corner and excitement is in the air as...
Each year, the American Medical Association makes updates to the CPT code set. The 2022 CPT code set has 405 editorial changes, including 249 new codes, 63 deletions and 93 revisions. As a reliable...
Workouts and exercise provides great health benefits, but also come with risk of injuries, strains and sprains. Most common causes of workout injuries include poor posture, exercising before warming...
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in men in the U.S. If prostate cancer is detected early, it may be possible to treat it...
Every practice deals with claim denials and ‘duplicate service’ is a common reason for denial. When a claim submitted by a medical coding company is denied as a duplicate service, it indicates that...
Starting January 1, 2022, there are five new Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM) codes. Remote patient monitoring (RPM) allows healthcare providers to keep tabs on patients remotely using connected...
The main function of heart valves is to make sure that the blood always flows freely in a forward direction. Also referred to as heart valve disease or valvular heart disease, aortic valve disease...
Utilizing the right medical modifiers are a crucial part of the medical billing process. Knowing how to use CPT code modifiers correctly helps drive proper reimbursement. These two-character...
Starting January 1, 2021, new reporting guidelines were implemented for Office and Ambulatory Services Evaluation and Management (E&M) and changes made to code descriptors for office and...
Ever been to the running of the bulls in Spain? Well here in the US we have our own running of the bulls that many of you may not have even heard about. Let me present you with our own homegrown...
