ASC Coding, Billing & Collections

CPT copyright 2009 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. Interbody cage fusion uses a hollow threaded titanium or carbon fiber cylinder to fuse two vertebrae together. The diseased disc is…

CPT copyright 2009 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. One of the biggest challenges in coding knee arthroscopies is determining whether to select CPT 29875 (arthroscopic synovectomy, limited,) or CPT…

Lisa Rock, president, and Ryan Flesner, director of A/R, of National Medical Billing Services discuss five guaranteed ways to have your claim denied — and how to avoid those denials on the front end.  

CPT copyright 2009 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. According to the AMA, "when used in a report, the term 'polypectomy' does not define the procedure used to remove the…

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey has settled a lawsuit with approximately 130 ASCs in New Jersey for $22 million and an increase in reimbursement rates between 2011-2013, according to a joint press release from Horizon and law…

CPT copyright 2009 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.   Review CPT codes 23410-23412 to report open rotator cuff tear repairs (to include mini open rotator cuff tear repairs) with…

CPT copyright 2009 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. Cristina Bentin, CCS-P, CPC-H, CMA, is principal of Coding Compliance Management. Q: Is it appropriate to report Category III code 0232T,…

Mona Kaul, chief coding and compliance officer of GENASCIS, which provides revenue cycle services and supporting technologies for surgery centers, discusses the following six ways ASCs can better avoid denied claims on spine procedures.

Note: The following article first appeared on the AAPC Physicians Services website.   When I talk to people who aren't compliance officers and mention the word compliance, the reaction ranges from a "deer in the headlights" look to outright anger.…

CPT copyright 2009 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. Both CPT 63030 and CPT 63047 may be reported independently of each other when performed during the same operative session pending…