This procedure would be reported by the usual CPT code along with the modifier -74. If this modifier is not used and the patient has to return to the center for the same procedure, then the subsequent ...

Documentation tip: An AMA CPT directive states to report -53 modifier, which is for a discontinued procedure (physician modifier). ASCs should report according to MCR ASC Processing Manual and/or ...

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 ...

Medical school curriculum is heavy in anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, pathology, and clinical rotations or clerkships. There is very little, if any, instruction on proper coding and billing for ...