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New Endometriosis ICD codes for 2023 (effective Oct 1, 2022) Previously, the codes for endometriosis were limited. The codes did not specify side, depth of invasion or associated symptoms. As you might imagine, our...

Understanding when and how to use the bilateral procedure 50 modifier can increase the revenue of your practice as well as decrease the amount of time spent processing your claims, dealing with denials, and...

Previous articles have focused on how to bill for office visits and using various modifiers to get paid for the hard work you are already doing. This month, I’m going to switch gears a...

This is the third article on applying the new 2021 AMA coding documentation requirements.  This column addresses the “Risk of Complications and/or Morbidity or Mortality of Patient Management.”  The options are Minimal, Low, Moderate...

Welcome to part two of three on how to code an office visit.  As is true for all surgery specialties, more surgery results in more RVUs.  A day in the operating theater will always...

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...

Telehealth has become the preferred communication to protect patients and providers and allow for healthcare to continue within the current context of essential trips and surgery as well as social distancing.  Telehealth is becoming...

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...

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...