Pyogenic granuloma, also known as lobular capillary hemangioma or granuloma telangiectaticum, is listed by WHO under the range Diseases of the Skin and Sub-cutaneous Tissue. These are small, round, usually red-colored skin growths. They may bleed because they comprise...
During the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued waivers to significantly expand the use of reimbursable telehealth services. As a physician billing company, we keep track of these updates to help...
On September 1, the American Medical Association (AMA) released the 2021 Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set. There are 329 editorial changes in the 2021 CPT code set, including 206 new codes, 54 deletions, and 69 revisions. Significantly, the CPT code set...
Critical care medicine specialists diagnose and treat a wide variety of diseases. A multidisciplinary team approach is needed to care for critically ill patients. Though there are only two codes for critical care services, reporting critical care presents a challenge...
The association is of the opinion that the government should estimate the complete impact of the huge code sets before making them compulsory In a May 10th letter to the CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services), the American Medical Association (AMA) called...