Cataract surgery may be routine in the operating room, but it’s anything but simple when it comes to billing and coding. From understanding the 90‑day global period to applying the right modifiers for ...

Surgery Center Coding Guidance: X-Stop Procedure At the Becker's 23rd Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC + The Future of Spine Conference, taking place June 11-13 in Chicago, ...

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A Haglund’s deformity can be referred to by a number of different names such as bony enlargement, prominent bump, pump bump, or retrocalcaneal exostosis. Just as confusing is how an excision of the ...

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 ...

Routine procedures such as splinter removal and wart treatment are increasingly billed as surgeries, leading to unexpected costs for patients. When George Lai of Portland, Oregon, took his toddler son ...

The 2026 CPT code set introduces 288 new codes, 84 deletions, and 46 revisions, with a focus on precision, AI-augmented services, and evolving care models. Tighter coding rules and payer scrutiny mean ...

Another top Republican lawmaker is floating plans to overhaul the Current Procedural Terminology, or CPT, code system. Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, who chairs the House Committee on Oversight and ...