In today’s healthcare landscape, medical practices work hard to deliver excellent patient care while also ensuring smooth financial operations. But even the most well-run practices can fall into ...

This represents a loss of nearly 44 percent each time an epidurogram is performed but can’t be reported per the coding rules. Per AMA’s CPT Assistant, there are certain elements that should be ...

The American Medical Association's (AMA's) 2020 update of the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code set — involving almost 400 code changes — reflects a continued expansion of medicine beyond the ...

In 2010, CPT guidelines told coders they should report an incomplete colonoscopy with modifier -52, which is a reduced services modifier, according to Mr. Cadorette. In 2011, those guidelines have ...