A coronary angiogram or angiography is a common procedure that uses X-ray imaging to see your heart’s blood vessels such as an artery or vein. This test is performed to see if there is any restriction or abnormality in blood flow going to the heart. Typically,...
Starting January 2017, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved payment for services provided to patients with behavioral health disorders who are participating in psychiatric collaborative care programs or are receiving behavioral health...
Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) is a procedure that combines a bronchoscope with ultrasound to visualize airway wall and structures adjacent to it and allows physicians to take samples for biopsy without making an incision. EBUS is a minimally invasive, but highly...
Mental health and/or substance use disorders (SUD) affect millions of Americans. According to a 2016 U-M Behavioral Health Workforce Research Center report, nearly 1 in 5 Americans live with a behavioral health condition in a given year. However, there is a workforce...
The American Medical Association (AMA) released several changes to CPT codes and descriptors during its 2018 CPT and RBRVS symposium held in Chicago Nov. 15-17. Physicians and their medical coding service providers need to prepare themselves for a total of 312 edits...
