The 2023 AMA CPT code set brought us many revisions to the E/M guidelines. The good news is that we get to use the same set of guidelines for all E/M services!  One of the more significant changes was to the inpatient and observation services codes.  The observation...

Anesthesia 101 01996 What would you code in the following situation? A 58-year-old female patient undergoes a bilateral total knee replacement.  After the appropriate recovery room time, she is transferred up to a floor. Because the surgeon feels the patient is going...

Extensive changes have been made to the CPT codes for reporting hernia repairs effective January 1, 2023.  This section needed to be revamped to reflect current clinical practices utilized in these procedures. Here is a quick peek at the structure of the new codes:...

Did you see?  CMS finalized the 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.  Key takeaways include: A 4.5% reduction to the CY 2023 Medicare Part B conversion factor will take effect Jan. 1. CMS will continue to not recognize subspecialties for defining initial vs....

Not long ago, a coder’s job just required them to translate a physician’s diagnosis into an ICD-10 code. The codes were then submitted for reimbursement and statistical purposes.  Over the past few years coding has evolved into so much more.  Now coders are required...