With in-depth and updated knowledge of payer rules and accurate assignment of CPT codes, modifiers, and diagnoses codes, medical billing and coding companies ensure clean submission of general surgery claims for correct payment. Laparoscopic-assisted colorectal...
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New CPT Codes for Dialysis Circuit Interventions in 2017
Surgeons who perform dialysis access and management procedures and the medical billing and coding companies that serve them have to deal with several new CPT codes for dialysis circuit interventions in 2017. According to the CPT manual, the term ‘dialysis circuit’...
Know Ob-Gyn CPT Code Changes in 2017 to Optimize Reimbursement
Ob-Gyn practices face many challenges relating to both practice and reimbursement. In addition to Meaningful Use and value-based reimbursement, 2017 has brought many changes in obstetrics and gynecology medical billing and coding. While medical billing and coding...
2017 CPT Code Changes for Pelvic Fracture – Focus on Complexity of Treatment
CPT codes are updated and republished on an annual basis by the American Medical Association (AMA). Expert AAPC-certified coders in established medical coding companies keep track of these changes and report them correctly, enabling the orthopedic practices they serve...
Choose the Right Polyp Removal Codes – Optimize Gastroenterology Medical Billing
The Colorectal Cancer Control Program (CRCCP) of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid has increased colorectal (colon) cancer screening rates among men and women aged 50 years and older. This has resulted in an increase in the number of polyps detected. Polyps are...
Critical Care Billing and Coding – Guidelines to Avoid Denials
Many critical care services cannot be billed separately, but the time spent on providing these services counts when it comes to payment. Today, most physicians rely on medical billing companies to simplify the complex process of critical care medical billing....
Implement 2017 CPT Code Updates for Diagnostic Radiology
Technological advancements have flooded the field of diagnostic and interventional radiology in recent years and new codes have been created to accommodate these changes. Reliable medical coding companies keep track of these changes as they are well aware that using...
Billing and Coding Tips for Spine and Pain Management
Pain management medical coding is critical for diverse clinical specialties including neurology, radiology, orthopedics, spine surgery and others. For timely reimbursement of complex spine and pain management procedures, ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) should ensure...
Use New CPT Codes Correctly to Maximize Reimbursement for Mammography in 2017
Opting for outsourced radiology medical coding services is a feasible strategy for imaging specialists in 2017. There are changes to mammography codes in 2017, with some codes being deleted and new ones being introduced. Providers closely track coding for mammography...