Case Examples of Coding Case 1 An established patient presents for a 12-month well-child-checkup. Three immunizations are given and fingerstick screening for anemia is done. CPT 99392 Preventive ...

This article will focus on answers to questions related to the most common coding conundrums that spine surgeons face. Accurate coding, especially in spine, is sometimes a challenging and frustrating ...

To Avoid Fraud, Revenue Loss Coders Must Follow CPT Guidelines Coders must follow certain coding rules in addition to supplying the correct current procedural terminology code for the procedure, ...

Along with a new year, January 1 will usher in watershed changes to the American Medical Association’s (AMA) “Current Procedure Terminology (CPT®) Evaluation and Management (E/M) Office or Other ...

Per the CPT guidelines, coders should report the code closest to the actual time (i.e., 16-37 minutes for 90832 and 90833, 38-52 minutes for 90834 and 90836, and 53 or more minutes for 90837 and ...

New Codes The 2020 CPT update includes six new codes for reporting online digital evaluation services, or e-visits, the AMA said. These codes cover patient-initiated digital communications with a ...

Often, a physician will decide to perform a subchondroplasty during arthroscopic joint surgery to treat subchondral bone defects (microfractures). A version of this article was first published April 1 ...