The 2026 CPT® updates bring sweeping changes to radiology coding, adding advanced imaging and interventional procedure codes while refining existing descriptors. With audits intensifying and ...
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 ...
It’s that time of year again when the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Editorial Panel meets with the task of ensuring its codes remain up to date and reflect the latest medical care provided to ...
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’ ...
Medical school curriculum is heavy in anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, pathology, and clinical rotations or clerkships. There is very little, if any, instruction on proper coding and billing for ...
Medical coders play a crucial role in the revenue cycle process, as they help ensure health systems, hospitals and physicians are properly reimbursed for the services they provide. Here are 14 things ...
Implantology is here to stay, as studies show that dental implants yield excellent long-term results, with 10-year success and survival rates above 95%. The reasons for implant failure are still being ...
The Medicare Inpatient Only (IPO) list details the procedures that Medicare will cover in an inpatient setting. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) releases the IPO list each year. The ...