Medical coding

Description of code 31242 and 31243 CPT code 31242 and 31243 are established from 2024 for reporting endoscopic energy-based neurolysis of the posterior nasal nerve.  Below is the description of…

Sample Coded chart 1 General Chief Complaint: Altered Mental Status Time Seen by Provider: 12/07/23 19:12 History Source: Patient Mode Of Arrival: EMS Presenting Limitation(s): No Limitations - History of…

Basics of CPT code 43290 and 43291 Currently, several CPT codes describe procedures to induce weight loss, such as codes 43644 and 43645 (laparoscopic gastric bypass), codes 43770-43775 (laparoscopic gastric…

Introduction Nursing facility services A nursing facility is not a hospital but does have inpatient beds and a professional health care staff that provides health care to persons who do…

For patients receiving diagnostic services only during an encounter/visit, sequence first the diagnosis, condition, problem, or other reason for encounter/visit shown in the medical record to be chiefly responsible for…

Basics of CPT code 92622 & 92623 For the CPT 2024 code set, two new Category I codes (92622, 92623) have been established to report analysis, programming, and verification of…

In the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) 2023 code set, four Category III codes (0771T-0774T) were established to report virtual reality (VR) procedural dissociation services effective January 1, 2023. A new…