Current Procedural Terminology, perhaps better known by its abbreviation “CPT,” is the coding system the medical field uses to document healthcare services during a procedure. This system is extensive ...

The senator is asking stakeholders with relevant experience and knowledge of CPT coding contracts to respond to a questionnaire.

However, if sentinel nodes are biopsied during the same operative session through a different incision, it is appropriate to bill both using the proper code, appending a -59 modifier to the second CPT ...

For years, debate around endoscopic spine surgery centered on whether the technique was ready for broad adoption. Questions about safety, durability, and outcomes dominated discussions among surgeons, ...

This Becker’s Podcast episode dives into updates to the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code set for 2025. Coding experts, Elaine Dunn and Jessica Edmiston from nimble solutions, a leading ...

As of 2023, nearly half of U.S. hospital and health systems have at least one partnership, affiliation, or ownership interest in ASCs. Reports from industry publications indicate ASCs are becoming ...

A Senate health committee has sent the AMA another letter demanding details on how it maintains and licenses the CPT code set, building on a probe launched in October.

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1. The 2026 CPT code set includes 418 total changes: 288 new codes, 84 deletions and 46 revisions. 2. Proprietary laboratory analyses and Category III CPT codes for emerging medical services each make ...

A recent proposal to report prior authorization to insurance plans through CPT codes was withdrawn at the eleventh hour when its physician advocate made an unexpected discovery: For certain codes and ...