Careful distinction can prevent surgical coding errors Part 2 of a two-part series on common CPT coding errors focuses on trauma resulting in surgery and the differences in orbitotomies.

Surgical Notes, a nationwide provider of medical transcription, coding, electronic medical records and other value-added IT services for ambulatory surgery centers, has added a coding module which ...

Comprehension, caution can prevent surgical coding errors Part 1 of a two-part series on common CPT coding errors.

While ASC facilities can expect a reduction in reimbursement in the specialties of pain management and GI in 2009, general surgery sees several procedures new to CPT and also some to the ...

Clinical coding is a process by which descriptions of diseases, injuries or procedures are assigned a numeric or alphanumeric designation. Coding provides a mechanism for standardizing the ...

A Q&A addressing common questions around coding, payment models, and value-based care alignment for percutaneous transmural ...

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 ...

Complex and nuanced surgical cases are sometimes miscoded, even when examined by a CDI team or service. Avant-garde supplements coding reviews with a unique approach that pinpoints errors missed ...

This new collaboration aims to streamline coding operations, reduce administrative burden, and improve efficiency in the surgical centers' operations.