CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) medical coding updates are crucial in the healthcare industry as they reflect the evolving landscape of medical procedures and services. These annual updates are published by the American Medical Association (AMA) to ensure that...
Chiropractic medical billing is not just the use of the familiar CPT codes 98940, 98941 and 98942. The appropriate modifier that describes the services, Medicare or any specific insurance...
Most radiology practices and imaging centers choose to outsource medical billing and coding to stay up-to-date on all the regulations and individual payer changes. This allows them to submit claims...
Changes to health care regulations and policies have impacted the business of radiology quite significantly. Though efficient radiology medical billing and coding services are available, providers...
Starting January 1, 2017, there are eight new epidural injection CPT codes which replace codes 62310-62311 and 62318-62319. When it comes to pain management billing, knowledge of the new codes and...
Dental practices are under increasing scrutiny by Medicare, commercial insurance companies and regulatory bodies after recent reports of dental billing fraud and abuse. While partnering with a...
Physical therapists (PTs) have an integral role in helping to diagnose and treat many common ailments and musculoskeletal disorders, and in providing postoperative care to patients who undergo hip...
The American Dental Association (ADA) CDT describes Code D4381 - localized delivery of antimicrobial agents (LDAA) via a controlled release vehicle into diseased crevicular tissue, per tooth, as...
Pulmonary rehabilitation is a multidisciplinary program meant for patients with chronic respiratory conditions, especially for those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Physicians...
The transition to ICD-10 that took effect in October 2015 is progressing. Physician practices are submitting claims with the new codes quite successfully and getting reimbursed by insurers, many...
Chiropractic medical billing involves error-free coding of diagnostic procedures with the correct ICD-10 codes. A chiropractor’s first goal is to find out what is wrong and to make a diagnosis. The...
