According to a report from the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), nearly 20 percent of all claims are denied, with average claims denial rates reaching 10 percent or more. Health insurance companies deny claims for various reasons such as...
Skin biopsy is one of the common dermatology procedures, where a doctor cuts and removes a small sample of skin to have it tested. The American Medical Association (AMA) recently updated the 2019 CPT codes list for skin biopsy procedures, by replacing two existing...
The American Medical Association (AMA) recently released 335 code changes to its 2019 CPT code set, which go into effect on January 1, 2019. It is critical for healthcare providers as well as medical billing and coding companies to stay up-to-date with these coding...
The use of endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) to treat ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms has increased over the past decade. Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is condition that describes a bulging, weak spot in the abdominal aorta. Rupture of the bulge is a...