The use, or misuse, of Current Procedural Terminology code modifiers in physician compensation plans could lead to unintended cash compensation figures, according to an article from Integrated ...

On January 1, 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service (CMS) introduced 4 Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System modifiers, known collectively as the - X(EPSU) modifiers, as a subset of ...

Significant reimbursement losses are inevitable when epidural and tendon sheath injection procedures are reported incorrectly. Improper reporting is often due to a lack of understanding of the ...

A single ICD-10 code, a missing modifier or a misclassified procedure intent can shift a colonoscopy from a fully covered preventive service to a medically necessary diagnostic one, which could change ...

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 ...