The first of November we welcomed the publication of the CY 2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Final Rule, which clarified coding rules around cognitive function intervention. The same week we ...

Often, a physician will decide to perform a subchondroplasty during arthroscopic joint surgery to treat subchondral bone defects (microfractures). A version of this article was first published April 1 ...

Betsy Nicoletti, MS, a nationally recognized coding expert, will take your coding questions via email and provide guidance on how to code properly to maximize reimbursement. Have a question about ...

Codes 22520, 22521 and 22522: These CPT codes were changed from a percutaneous vertebroplasty, 1 vertebral body, unilateral or bilateral injection; thoracic or lumbar and add-on code for an additional ...

The Current Procedural Terminology code for SCODI was originally developed as a glaucoma diagnostic test. Retina diagnosis usage and codes were added to the coverage, and finally, in 2011, anterior ...

AI, like most forces majeures, didn’t begin with a bang; it was more of a whisper. Just think of it like a snow-capped mountain in winter. First, a few clouds roll in, flurrying fresh snow down onto ...

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