Becker's ASC Review compiled a timeline of significant medical coding updates that have been proposed or implemented so far this year: January CMS began paying for certain angioplasty and stenting…
ICD-10-CM codes are not robust enough to tell the patient story correctly. I was having a terrible time preparing for my COVID-19 coding webinar, held on the afternoon of April…
Several ICD-10 and CPT code changes came into effect for urology in 2020. Practitioners need to understand the updates and associated urology medical billing guidelines to ensure accurate reporting and…
Question: I am aware that diagnosis codes for 2020 updated Oct. 1, 2019, but what about CPT codes? And do you have any information about codes that may affect acupuncture…
At the beginning of November, CMS finalized changes to its Medicare payment systems for 2020. Here's a rundown of noteworthy changes CMS made: 1. Included a site-neutral payment policy and…
Another day, another change to E/M plans for 2021! Medicare has released the 2020 proposed rule for the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS), bringing in the recent AMA plan to…
CMS posted changes to the ICD-10-CM codes for fiscal year 2020. Five key points: 1. There were 71,932 ICD-10-CM codes for fiscal year 2019. The update includes 72,184 codes. 2.…