Coding and Billing of Injections and Infusions hasn’t changed much under CPT, yet hospitals and practitioners continue to face problems
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CPT® Codes 2016: Expect These 5 Possible Cardiology-Related Changes
With all the frenzy surrounding ICD-10 deadline, don’t forget, the annual updates to CPT® is just around the corner. Here’s
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According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) insufficient documentation resulted in more than 94 percent of the
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The ICD-10 “go-live” day is less than two months away, and what that means to physicians’ practices will come into
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After much debate about a possible implementation delay, ICD-10 is all set to “go live” on October 1, 2015. As
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According to the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, vertebral fractures are twice as common as other osteoporotic fractures in the
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Coding for Whiplash Injury in ICD-10
A whiplash injury refers to severe muscle strains in the neck and shoulder region, and is coded as “sprain of
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In April this year, President Obama signed into law H.R. 2, the “Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015”
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The “go live” date of ICD-10 is only a few months away, and it’s time your agency prepares a solid
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Don’t Let Incident-to Billing Rules Trip You
The recent audits recoveries and Medicare settlements are testimony that providers are still wary of “incident-to” rules. Not understanding the
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