Hospitals are facing a steady rise in payment disputes over their assignment of a Diagnosis Related Group (DRG). These disputes fall into two ...

5. Sign up for listserv with your carrier. Coding rules can vary by Medicare carrier. In the listservs, which anyone can sign up for at no cost, the local MAC or fiscal intermediary regularly updates ...

When is the last time your hospital, health system or organization looked at codes and clinical documentation to ensure everything was compliant with law and best practices? If revenue cycle teams are ...

The following question was in response to New and Revised Category III Codes to Report.Q: We are an ASC, not hospital-based. Can we code 0230T with 64483? Also, what revenue code should we be using ...

Medical coding no longer lives quietly behind the scenes. Today, it sits at the crossroads of money, compliance, and patient trust. Every number entered and modifier applied can shape what happens ...