A recent proposal to report prior authorization to insurance plans through CPT codes was withdrawn at the eleventh hour when its physician advocate made an unexpected discovery: For certain codes…
A push to improve reimbursement for remote patient monitoring programs has stalled, and that could prompt health systems and hospitals to think twice about launching or expanding their platforms. The…
CPT code +69990 Microsurgical techniques requiring use of operating microscope is assigned when a surgeon uses an operating/surgical microscope to aid in visualizing small/fine structures in the operating field during…
Medical experts have put on hold a proposal to create new billing codes for prior authorizations. The American Medical Association’s CPT (current procedural terminology) Editorial Panel was scheduled to meet…
Often called the “language of medicine,” the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set is always evolving, and one reason for that evolution is to lower the administrative burden for physicians and their…
Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) codes provide a uniform nomenclature for coding medical procedures and services that are critical to the communication between multiple stakeholders about the care patients receive. They…
One way to assess creativity in medicine is to look at how physicians are incorporating technology such as telehealth, virtual reality (VR) and augmented intelligence (AI), often called artificial intelligence, into…
The AMA released the calendar year 2023 CPT code set, which builds on the AMA's efforts to reduce administrative tasks in medicine, according to a recent press release. The CPT…
New codes become effective Oct. 1, 2022. With the start of fiscal year (FY) 2023 right around the corner, this is a good time for clinical documentation integrity (CDI) professionals…
The American Medical Association (AMA) has released the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code set for 2023, which contains updates that aim to reduce medical coding burden for evaluation and management…
The American Medical Association has issued a category III current procedural terminology code for Figur8's sensor fusion system combining inertial measurement system and surface mechanomyography. The device was designed to…
The American Medical Association (AMA) recently announced three new CPT codes for administration of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine in children 6 months to under 5 years old, JustCoding reported. The new product and…
Medical billing is a process where you pay your provider for their services. When we say you, we mean that this is the process where your insurance carrier and you…
These codes are time-based CPT codes, used to report care management activities during a calendar month. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that 6 in 10 Americans…
Mark Synovec, MD, chairs the CPT Editorial Panel, which is responsible for maintaining what is sometimes called “the language of medicine,” the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set. The Editorial Panel, he…
Changes to the MPFS, OPPS, and HHPPS were announced on the same day. Rather than a “news dump” late on a Friday afternoon, federal healthcare officials instead served up a…