When CMS quietly updated the Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE) for CPT 64772 from two to six units for 2026, it didn’t make headlines, but it should have. This change isn’t simply a coding adjustment. It ...

Current Procedural Terminology, perhaps better known by its abbreviation “CPT,” is the coding system the medical field uses to document healthcare services during a procedure. This system is extensive ...

Q: When coding neoplasms, I have always waited to receive the pathology report to report a diagnosis on the UB-04. I was taught to wait because the proper diagnosis of the neoplasm and the size of the ...

The main feature of civilization is the production, consumption, and accumulation of information in all branches of human activity. All human life, in one way or another, relates to the receipt, ...

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The first of November we welcomed the publication of the CY 2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Final Rule, which clarified coding rules around cognitive function intervention. The same week we ...

For years, debate around endoscopic spine surgery centered on whether the technique was ready for broad adoption. Questions about safety, durability, and outcomes dominated discussions among surgeons, ...