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 recording ...

While CPT provides a parenthetical statement under CPT 29827 (Arthroscopy, shoulder, surgical; with rotator cuff repair), when directing the CPT user to report 23412 for mini open rotator cuff repair ...

The 2026 CPT code set includes several additions and updates for spine procedures. Here are seven developments to know, according to the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery: 1.

Often, a physician will decide to perform a subchondroplasty during arthroscopic joint surgery to treat subchondral bone defects (microfractures). A version of this article was first published April 1 ...

At the 10th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago on June 16, Stephanie Ellis, RN, CPC, with Ellis Medical Consulting, discussed 15 current procedure ...

Choose Top of page Current Procedural Termin... << Relative Value Unit AMA/Specialty Society Rel... Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) is a uniform language that describes medical, surgical, and ...

CENTER VALLEY, Pa. , Oct. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Olympus Corporation, a global medical technology company committed to making people's lives healthier, safer, and more fulfilling, announced today ...

SAN CARLOS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 4, 2004--Conceptus, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPTS) announced today that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the Final Rule for the 2005 ...

The dedicated CPT codes for the ESD procedure will allow for more widespread clinical adoption of the procedure and remove barriers to patient access. This will be facilitated through a standardized ...

Vancouver, British Columbia and Minneapolis, Minnesota--(Newsfile Corp. - January 29, 2021) - Neovasc, Inc. (NASDAQ: NVCN) (TSX: NVCN) ("Neovasc" or the "Company") announced today that the American ...

VANCOUVER and MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire-- Neovasc, Inc. ("Neovasc" or the "Company") (NASDAQ, TSX: NVCN) announced today that the American Medical Association ...