As discussed in Part I of this article, coding for procedures in all specialties is often a complex process. In Part I we discussed common areas that are prone to erroneous coding in orthopedics, ...

When riddled with mistakes, coding can cost an ASC revenue and time. Caryl Serbin, president and founder of Serbin Medical Billing in Fort Myers, Fla., offers insight into the most common coding ...

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 ...

Properly coding this would raise a resident’s ADL Index, and in a hypothetical example provided by Newell, this change resulted in an additional payment of $64 each day. “Undercoding can cost you $90 ...

In the vast majority of states, hygienists cannot legally diagnose dental disease. Even in the few states that are the exception, diagnosis is limited to the scope of care delivered by hygienists and ...

Coding in sports medicine generally uses sports-specific coding systems rather than the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), because of superior applicability to the profile of injury and ...