Modifiers, not Math, Make Multi-Excision Claims Go

Posted on 15. Mar, 2010 by suzanne.leder.

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Measuring total removal lengths is a no-no … here’s why.

Your ED physician removes a pair of benign lesions from the patient’s left thigh; you add the repair lengths and code based on those numbers. You’ve coded correctly … right?…

2010 CPT General Surgery Coding Update: Changes for Lap, Abdominal Repair & Hemorrhoidectomy

Posted on 30. Dec, 2009 by Editor.

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Can you find codes in 2010’s resequencing mess? We show you how.

Reporting your general surgeon’s service with an unlisted code means more documentation work and a payment guessing game — that’s why you’ll welcome CPT 2010’s more specific codes.

General surgery…

The ASC Coder’s Resource Guide for 2010

Posted on 12. Dec, 2009 by Editor.

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Here’s a quick, handy way to get to all of Medicare’s new rules and reimbursement rates

Ambulatory surgery center coders have a lot to learn for 2010, stressed Joanne Schade-Boyce at

CPT 2010 Code Selection Chart for Paravertebral Facet Joint Injections

Posted on 10. Dec, 2009 by Editor.

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CPT 2010 introduces a slew of new codes for paravertebral facet injections, so why not consult our handy flow chart to help you select the correct code?

Facet Joint Injection Coding for 2010

Posted on 08. Dec, 2009 by Editor.

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Marvel Hammer’s Quick Start Guide to changes you’ll face in 2010.

Tons of pain management coders gathered at the Orlando conference this week, and everyone was abuzz about the coding changes the painful reimbursement…

CPT 2010 Update: Tally Up Common Audiology Code Groups Into Single Codes

Posted on 06. Dec, 2009 by Editor.

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Plus, add this new tympanometry code to your cache next year.

One of CPT 2010’s initiatives is to move several codes typically performed together into one code. Check out these new audiology testing codes and understand the rationale before Jan.…

Celebrate CT Colonography’s 2010 Move to Category I

Posted on 01. Dec, 2009 by sanjay.aikat.

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But don’t assume the new codes will yield improved fees.

Virtual colonoscopy coverage may be a mixed bag, but the AMA showed some confidence in the service by moving its codes from temporary Category III status to full-fledged…