While ASC facilities can expect a reduction in reimbursement in the specialties of pain management and GI in 2009, general surgery sees several procedures new to CPT and also some to the ...

Many surgical coding mistakes result from misinterpretation of Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) wording. When the CPT editorial panel works on a code description, significant time is spent ...

In Part 1 of the series, the principle causes of faulty surgical coding were reviewed, including the use of unlisted Current Procedural Terminology codes and the differentiation between coding for ...

HOUSTON, March 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Milagro, a leader in autonomous surgical coding and denial prevention technology, announces a strategic collaboration with BRSi, a nationally recognized leader ...

Cataract surgery may be routine in the operating room, but it’s anything but simple when it comes to billing and coding. From understanding the 90‑day global period to applying the right modifiers for ...

Surgical Notes, a nationwide provider of medical transcription, coding, electronic medical records and other value-added IT services for ambulatory surgery centers, has added a coding module which ...

AUSTIN, Texas , Sept. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Milagro, a leading provider of AI-powered healthcare revenue cycle solutions, today announced the launch of two products: CodeGuard and ClaimGuard.

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 ...

A Haglund’s deformity can be referred to by a number of different names such as bony enlargement, prominent bump, pump bump, or retrocalcaneal exostosis. Just as confusing is how an excision of the ...