The AMA’s 2026 update to CPT includes new codes for short-term remote monitoring, AI-based diagnostics, and expanded vaccine ...

In 2010, CPT guidelines told coders they should report an incomplete colonoscopy with modifier -52, which is a reduced services modifier, according to Mr. Cadorette. In 2011, those guidelines have ...

CPT copyright 2011 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. Editor’s Note: This article ...

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 ...

This article will focus on answers to questions related to the most common coding conundrums that spine surgeons face. Accurate coding, especially in spine, is sometimes a challenging and frustrating ...

The American Health Information Management Association has outlined core clinical documentation guidelines for coding medical diagnoses and procedures in 2013 and 2014. In a new white paper, AHIMA ...

The American Medical Association's (AMA's) 2020 update of the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code set — involving almost 400 code changes — reflects a continued expansion of medicine beyond the ...

On January 1, 2021, new evaluation and management (E&M) coding guidelines for clinical office visits go into effect across the US. These guidelines, which reflect the most significant change in E&M ...