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.
There are over 300 changes you need to know. As denial prevention and accurate reimbursement weigh heavy on revenue cycle leaders, staying up to date on code updates minimizes these challenges greatly ...
While the standardization of CPT codes has been a net positive for orthopedics in terms of billing and reimbursement, there are some nuances that standard codes don’t address on a case-by-case basis.
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chair Bill Cassidy, M.D., is doubling down on his scrutiny of the American Medical Association's (AMA's) handling of billing and claims ...
The American Medical Association (AMA) CPT ®* Editorial Panel will convene in Chicago, Illinois, from September 18 to 20, 2025. The meeting agenda includes proposals to create new current procedural ...
1. The 2026 CPT code set includes 418 total changes: 288 new codes, 84 deletions and 46 revisions. 2. Proprietary laboratory analyses and Category III CPT codes for emerging medical services each make ...
Application When a Category III code exists, it is not appropriate to use an unlisted procedure code or Category I CPT code. Category III codes are temporary. If, after five years, the code is not ...
The American Medical Association (AMA) announced new CPT codes for multi-virus tests used to detect COVID-19 and flu with a single test. The AMA update was published to the Current Procedural ...