In 2017, podiatry practices and their medical billing and coding companies saw several changes and updates in bunionectomy coding. In addition to new bunion and bunionette ICD-10-CM codes, major...
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Stay Compliant with Accurate Pathology/Lab Diagnostic Code Reporting in 2017
Reporting of pathology procedures and clinical lab tests witnessed several changes starting October 1, 2016. Medical coding outsourcing is widely recognized as a practical strategy to help pathology...
Modifier 25 – Understand the Facts to Avoid Misuse
CPT modifiers provide additional information for claims processing. However, the proper use of modifiers is a major concern for hospitals and physician practices, which is why medical coding...
Expanding Role of Telemedicine in Diabetes Retinopathy Screening
Diabetes can lead to a wide variety of health complications such as heart disease, nerve damage, stroke, kidney disease, and vision loss. Diabetes is one of the most common conditions that primary...
New CPT Codes and Coverage Criteria for Interlaminar Stabilization for Spinal Stenosis
About 8-11 percent of people in the US suffer from lumbar spinal stenosis and it is expected that the disease will affect around 2.4 million Americans by 2021. The International Society for the...
What are Medical Coding Modifiers? Examples of CPT, HCPCS and Anesthesia Modifiers and When to Use
CPT code modifiers can be two digit numbers, two character modifiers, or alpha-numeric indicators. Modifiers are a tool to provide more detail to the performance of a medical procedure or service....
2017 Coding and Reimbursement Guidelines for Vascular Surgeons
Vascular surgeons perform a comprehensive range of procedures and the adoption of new endovascular techniques has led to reduced hospital stays. Under Medicare’s value-based program, health care...
Stay Up-to-date with ICD-10 Diagnostic Codes for Hepatitis
There is growing concern over the global hepatitis epidemic. Viral hepatitis is diagnosed by the patient’s symptoms, physical exam and blood tests. Imaging studies such as a sonogram or CAT scan and...
CPT Coding Updates Impacting Pathology and Laboratory Services in 2017
Providers of laboratory and pathology services such as offices or free-standing facilities, hospitals, skilled nursing facilities and comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facilities are impacted...