Stephanie Ellis, RN, CPC, is the president and owner of Brentwood, Tenn.-based Ellis Medical Consulting, and Lolita M. Jones, RHIA, CSS, is an independent coding and billing consultant. Here Ms. Jones ...

Victoria Hodson loves to play hockey with her kids and ride horses with her 11-year-old daughter. And she loves that her body doesn't betray her. With clothes on, no one would be able to tell that ...

According to Medicare, as of January 1, 2014, “ASCs should not report separate line item Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System codes or charges for items that are packaged into payment for covered ...

(All of these codes are to be listed separately in addition to the ASA code for the primary anesthesia procedure) Also note that these codes are not recognized by Medicare or Medicaid, but most ...

New procedure codes for preventive resin restorations, interim pontics, and interim retainers are among the eight new codes that have been added to the ADA's Code on Dental Procedures and Nomenclature ...

People with heart disease should take special precautions before undergoing any kind of surgery, even noncardiac surgery, to reduce their risk of a cardiac event, according to new joint guidelines ...