The evaluation and management (E/M) patient visit is the most common element in family practice medical billing. Billing the correct E/M level is necessary to avoid loss of revenue, payer billing and coding audits, and payment recoupments. Often, practitioners choose...
Annual Wellness Visit (AWV) is an appointment done yearly with a primary care provider (PCP) to prevent illness based on current health and risk factors. Physicians can get these annual visits billed for reimbursement with the help of experienced medical billing and...
Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) is a simple biopsy technique in which a thin needle is passed through the skin to obtain a sample of a fluid or tissue from a swelling or lump. In 2019, there are several changes to FNA CPT codes. Partnering with an experienced medical...
Expert coders in medical billing and coding companies are well aware of the significance of modifiers which provide additional information about medical procedures represented by CPT/HCPCS codes. Modifiers 54, 55 and 56 are “split care” modifiers that are...
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...
