Small insurance coding mistakes can end up costing you more than you realize at the pharmacy or doctor’s office. These 6 ...
As of January 1, 2026, the medical coding landscape has undergone its most significant transformation in years, with the AMA releasing 418 CPT changes and CMS finalizing updated ICD-10-CM guidelines ...
Vanessa Vance said she is thinking about her family as she navigates her cancer risks. (Courtesy Vanessa Vance) AUSTIN (KXAN) — Vanessa Vance watched her mother and then aunt battle cancer. She often ...
When Rita Davis found a small nodule on her right breast, the middle school teacher and her husband, Britt, had no idea that discovery would turn into more than a yearlong fight against aggressive ...
The HCPCS system, however, underwent several changes before adoption by commercial payers, which action was eventually mandated by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) in ...
There are many scenarios in which attorneys need a working knowledge of medical billing fundamentals. This seminar is a brief overview to explain some medical coding basics as they apply to winning a ...
Have you looked at the date of your dental coding book? Yes, the book your front office staff turns to when deciding which code is appropriate to put on the claim form from the notes in the clinical ...
Each Current Dental Terminology (CDT) code is a set of three written components for dental procedures that cover oral health and dentistry. The components are as follows: The procedural code is a five ...
On Dec. 5, 2024, one insurer contacted ValuePenguin claiming that the denial rate listed in this article is not consistent with their internal records. We will update this article with more ...