The doctors’ association is blowing up the U.S.’ decades-old coding system for recording pregnancy services and starting fresh next year, bowing to calls from OB-GYNs and other maternity specialists.

Congress should enact legislation to require the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to evaluate transitioning to a single modern procedure coding system to eliminate excess costs and lower ...

A complete breakdown of APCM billing codes G0556, G0557, and G0558 - eligibility requirements, reimbursement rates, and ...

The use, or misuse, of Current Procedural Terminology code modifiers in physician compensation plans could lead to unintended cash compensation figures, according to an article from Integrated ...

APCM vs. CCM: what every primary care practice needs to know before switching; rates, rules, revenue impact, and who ...

Blue Cross Blue Shield Michigan has clarified their policy surrounding a modifier applied to certain outpatient surgical codes. In February, BCBS Michigan released a new reimbursement policy ...

Editor’s Note: This article by Paul Cadorette, director of education for mdStrategies, originally appeared in The Coding Advocate, mdStrategies free monthly newsletter. Sign-up to receive this ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In addition to the creation of several new CPT codes for 2015, one CPT change is not about a new code but rather ...

Medical billing and medical coding are crucial aspects of the medical revenue landscape. Both jobs ensure health care providers get paid for their services. Medical coders read the providers’ ...

CPT codes for spine surgery may not always fit circumstances, and in some cases this prompts calls for reforms. One of those codes, CPT 62380 has the attention of some spine surgeons. The code, for ...