Breast Biopsy - Medical Coding Guide

Moderate Conscious Sedation Coding Guidelines : Must Read

Basics of Moderate Conscious CPT codes Moderate conscious sedation is a drug-induced depression of consciousness which is used for performing surgeries. With moderate conscious sedation the patient responds purposefully to…

Jitendra M.Sc CPC February 6, 2023

Breast Biopsy ICD 10

Amazing Coding Guide for Sequela encounter ICD 10 Codes

In ICD 10, the injury codes are still creating lot of problems for medical coders. They are still not able to use and differentiate between the intial, subsequent and sequela…

Jitendra M.Sc CPC November 27, 2022

Breast Biopsy

8 New CPT Codes for Bivalent COVID-19 Booster Doses

The American Medical Association (AMA) has announced an editorial update to its Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code set to include eight new codes for the bivalent COVID-19 vaccine doses from…

Jitendra M.Sc CPC September 8, 2022

Breast Biopsy

Tips for Breast biopsy CPT Codes with Stereotactic imaging guidance

There were separate codes for breast biopsy procedures along with guidance. We have to assign multiple codes for breast procedures earlier. However, from 2014 we have bundled CPT codes of…

Jitendra M.Sc CPC June 13, 2022

Breast Biopsy

Complete list of New CPT codes for 2020

Every year AMA (American Medical Assocaition) releases new updates for Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes. For this year 2020, again their will some new CPT codes, some codes will be…

Jitendra M.Sc CPC October 30, 2019

Breast Biopsy

List of New CPT codes for 2019 Part 1

There are lot of changes in the new CPT codes that are added for 2019. The first and the major change is the deletion of FNA or fine needle aspiration…

Jitendra M.Sc CPC September 13, 2018

Breast Biopsy

Common Errors with Pregnancy ICD 10 codes

Being a medical coder, I feel coding multiple ICD 10 codes is very complicated in diagnosis coding. Sequencing ICD 10 codes becomes very important when we are coding multiple diagnosis…

Jitendra M.Sc CPC September 11, 2018

Breast Biopsy

Medical Coding Profession

What is Medical Coding? In US healthcare, the process of paying money to physician is done through a RCM (Revenue cycle Management) cycle. In US, the patient don't pay money…

Jitendra M.Sc CPC July 20, 2018

Breast Biopsy

Secret Tricks to code Cpt Code for catheter placement

Cpt Code for catheter placement: Central & Peripheral catheter The central venous catheters are placed for providing medication and nutrients directly into the blood stream. Also central line placement helps…

Jitendra M.Sc CPC June 9, 2018

Breast Biopsy

New CPT codes for Telehealth Services in 2018

Medicare pays for a limited number of Part B services furnished by a physician or practitioner to an eligible beneficiary via a telecommunications system. For eligible telehealth services, the use of a telecommunications system substitutes…

Jitendra M.Sc CPC November 17, 2017