Coding…Decoded
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have put out the proposed rule to begin January 1, 2020. The Correct Procedural Terminology (CPT) code set is a living entity and, like any living...
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Decoding Coding: How Does a Procedure Become a CPT Code and Get Assigned a Value? Your Input is a Big Part of it!
Common medical services are assigned a CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) code by the American Medical Association (AMA) CPT editorial panel. The panel consists of 17 members, 11 of which are physicians. Anyone may submit...
Decoding Coding: What is the Best Way to Code for Endometriosis?
The AAGL recently sponsored an online survey to determine the opinion of US physicians on the current state of coding and billing for endometriosis surgery. Unlike hysterectomy codes or open endometriosis codes, the current...
Decoding Coding: Office Hysteroscopy
The versatility of hysteroscopy allows for diagnosis and treatment of many problems, both in the office and in the operating theater. Properly coding and billing for these procedures and their indications is essential to...
