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 ...

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.

Gloria Miller, CPC, CPMA, CPPM, former vice president of reimbursement services at Comprehensive Healthcare Solutions Inc. shares which CPT codes to use. Q: What CPT codes and modifiers would be used ...

If the surgeon leaves the incision of a simple or single abscess removal open to drain on its own, CPT 10060 should be used. If there is need to place a drain or pack to allow for continuous drainage ...

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 ...

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 ...

Physicians who use the Practice Fusion electronic medical record (EMR) will have to pay separately for CPT code licensing fees next year -- and there has been confusion over the price. CPT codes are ...

Major changes are coming quickly to the Psychiatry section of the American Medical Association's (AMA's) Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes, which are used for billing and documentation for ...