If coding your colorectal cancer screening claims has you confused, our experts can help.
With an increasing number of colorectal lab tests that physicians use to assess a patient for colorectal cancer (CRC), we’ve received an influx of questions from path/lab coders like you. That’s why
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The evaluation and management section of CPT® will see updates to both codes and guidelines.
The AMA has released a sneak peek at the E/M updates you can expect in your 2021 CPT® lookup resource. Take advantage of these early-release details to prepare for how the
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Stop revenue loss with expert guidance to keep your otolaryngology claims in tiptop shape.
If otolaryngology coding confusion has you concerned about reimbursement loss, this post is for you. Join Brett Rosenberg, MA, CPC, CCS-P, COC, editor-in-chief of TCI’s Otolaryngology Coding Alert, and Barbara J. Cobuzzi,
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As we prepare to sit down with our families for the holidays and enjoy a day of delicious food and good company, we here at TCI hope that you, too, have a wonderful celebration — not to mention a much-needed break from your CPT® Coding
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Get a Jumpstart on the 2019 CPT® Code Set: Part 2
If you’re just joining our overview of CPT® code changes for 2019, you might want to back up and start at the beginning of this series. In Part 1 , we lay out E/M code additions
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The air is getting brisk, and soon autumn leaves will fall. It seems appropriate, almost metaphorical, to change our code sets, doesn’t it? No sooner will you have acclimated to ICD-10 updates when CPT code changes come into effect on January 1st.
The 2019 CPT® (Current
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The first encounter your patients may have with your agency is via an Internet search for you. Your website, then, is your first opportunity to attract and convert patients and boost patient satisfaction. The user experience you provide should load quickly, state information clearly, and
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Payers get the upper hand because they are huge companies that can funnel resources into figuring out how not to reimburse you. Their most recent shell game is prior authorization.
“When I started out [prior authorization] never came up,” says Kevin de Regnier, an osteopath who
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According to a recent report by Zion Market Research, the global telehealth market will increase to as much as 12 million toward the end of 2022, a sign of the growing acceptance of remote medical services.
Change Request (CR) 9726 updates recently replaced the place of
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2017 CPT® Coding Updates: Make Room for Key Laryngoplasty & Flexible Laryngoscopy Changes
Remove “fiberoptic” from laryngoscopy codes.
CPT® 2017 packs some important changes general surgery coders don’t want to overlook. Effective Jan. 1, 2017, you’ll have a new specific code — 31573 — to use when your surgeons performs a flexible laryngoscopy with therapeutic injection. The new code
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