CPT Coding Tips
Three new COVID booster vaccine CPT codes have been released by the AMA: one vaccine product code and two administration codes. The booster candidates are from products developed by Pfizer and Sanofi-GlaxoSmithKline.
The Refresh With YES: CPT EP Ablation Procedures Learning Path shows learners how to apply CPT codes and guidelines for Electrophysiological (EP) Ablation procedures.
The year 2022 was a crucial year for the healthcare industry overall, as well as for the medical coding field. There was an abundant amount of coding updates released to report changes to telehealth services and COVID-19 treatments and tests.
As a result of the COVID-19 PHE, many new HCPCS/CPT and ICD-10-CM/PCS codes have been developed for reporting of testing, treatment, vaccination and diagnoses. The following is a comprehensive overview of the code changes from March 2020 through February 2022.
The Refresh With YES: CPT Nervous System Neurostimulators Learning Series is a four-part educational path that focuses on CPT coding of neurostimulator procedures.
In anticipation of an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) from the FDA, AMA has released provisional codes for the pediatric COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine for children aged 6 months up to 5 years of age.
The American Medical Association (AMA) has issued a new code for administration of a third dose of the Pfizer vaccine for pediatric patients aged 5-11, 0073A.
The American Medical Association (AMA) has released new CPT code modifier 93 for audio-only telehealth services.
As our recent article on Telehealth indicated, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) officially expanded its payment protocol to cover Medicare telehealth services in March of 2020. This meant that providers had greater flexibility in providing treatment and visits, with Medicare covering treatments that they previously would not have.
The Refresh With YES: CPT Orthopedic Procedures II course teaches learners how to apply various CPT orthopedic-related codes.