An update to the blog, “Maximizing Care and Reimbursement with Chronic Care Management Codes” CMS explains chronic care management (CCM) as a critical component of primary care that contributes to better outcomes, reduces overall health care costs and...
Established by the American Medical Association (AMA) CPT® Editorial Panel, proprietary laboratory analyses PLA codes are alphanumeric CPT codes that provide corresponding descriptors for laboratories or manufacturers, to identify their test more specifically. Medical...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) has released the FY 2023 ICD-10-PCS codes and procedure coding and reporting guidelines, effective from October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2023. There are 331 new and 64 deleted codes, totaling 78,496 ICD-10-PCS codes...
Umbilical hernias are common and occur in 10 to 20 percent of all children in the US. It is a medical condition that occurs at the umbilicus when a loop of the intestine pushes through the umbilical ring. Healthcare providers diagnose umbilical hernia during the...
Pediatric rheumatology or juvenile arthritis is commonly found in children under the age of 16. The common form of juvenile arthritis is juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). According to the National Library of Science, about 4-16 in 10,000 children in the United...
