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While ASC facilities can expect a reduction in reimbursement in the specialties of pain management and GI in 2009, general surgery sees several procedures new to CPT and also some to the ...
The following article is written by Stephanie Ellis, RN, CPC, president of Ellis Medical Consulting. It is important to know what type of graft is used in spine procedures (structural or morselized), ...
Almost all spinal surgery currently performed involves segmental instrumentation, and non-segmental instrumentation is rarely used. The CPT codes for instrumentation vary based on whether the ...
With the introduction of several new Current Procedural Terminology codes for cornea, corneal coding is in the spotlight for 2004. Many Medicare carriers have local medical review policies regarding ...
LumiSystem is indicated for use as an adjunct in the intraoperative detection of cancerous tissue within the resection cavity during surgery. Credit: Spectral-Design / Shutterstock. The American ...
The Current Procedural Terminology code for SCODI was originally developed as a glaucoma diagnostic test. Retina diagnosis usage and codes were added to the coverage, and finally, in 2011, anterior ...