Clinical coding is a process by which descriptions of diseases, injuries or procedures are assigned a numeric or alphanumeric designation. Coding provides a mechanism for standardizing the recording ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . This article will focus on answers to questions related to the most common coding conundrums that spine surgeons ...

Too little attention is paid to documentation, coding, and billing in many medical practices. For patients, documentation simply means that your doctor is providing an account of your visit in your ...

Criteria used by payers to determine how to code and support the use of various genomic profiling assays used in oncology. Bruce Feinberg, DO: Before we get to billing, whether it was 50, 150, or 500 ...

CPT code 97039 has been in a state of constant flux in Florida and recent rulings have created greater change. First, one must understand what 97039 is and its history. According to the American ...

CPT codes for spine surgery may not always fit circumstances, and in some cases this prompts calls for reforms. One of those codes, CPT 62380 has the attention of some spine surgeons. The code, for ...

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 ...

Medical school curriculum is heavy in anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, pathology, and clinical rotations or clerkships. There is very little, if any, instruction on proper coding and billing for ...

When reviewing job growth and salary information, it’s important to remember that actual numbers can vary due to many different factors—like years of experience in the role, industry of employment, ...

In 2004, the payment by results system was introduced to the NHS in England. In this system a tariff is paid for each activity, for example clinic attendance, emergency admission, a procedure or ...