Pregnancy-related medical coding can feel overwhelming, but understanding ICD-10 Chapter 15, trimester rules, and CPT pairings makes it manageable. From high-risk pregnancy documentation to bundled ...

Medical coding professionals are entering a pivotal moment in 2026 as the industry grapples with the April 1 ICD-10-CM guideline updates and the most extensive CPT changes in recent memory, featuring ...

The American Medical Association is overhauling how U.S. doctors report and bill for pregnancy services, bulldozing the current system of bundled payments and replacing it with more granular, itemized ...

The main difference between MedPAC and CMS estimates of uncorrected coding intensity is that MedPAC’s estimate accounts for the upward trend in coding intensity. The growth of the Medicare Advantage ...

Developers are navigating confusing gaps between expectation and reality. So are the rest of us. Depending who you ask, AI-powered coding is either giving software developers an unprecedented ...

A physician-turned-prominent senator has put the American Medical Association (AMA) on notice again, demanding an accounting of the profits it earns from its “monopoly” over the coding system used for ...

Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chair Bill Cassidy, M.D., is doubling down on his scrutiny of the American Medical Association's (AMA's) handling of billing and claims ...

Sen. Bill Cassidy, MD (R-La.), lashed out at the American Medical Association (AMA) on Monday, saying that the organization's response to his previous letter demanding details about its Current ...

New CPT code changes for invasive cardiology and interventional radiology will take effect on January 1, 2026, impacting a significant portion of hospital net revenue and threatening to exacerbate ...

2026 rates for physician offices, home visits, long-term care, and hospitals are in line with the proposed rule and remain materially unchanged from 2025 Reimbursement for the 97610 code for ...