by Medical Billing | Apr 30, 2020 | Medicare payment basics
CPT Codes for Laceration Repair Laceration Simple/Superficial-Scalp, Neck, Axillae, External Genitalia, Trunk, Extremities : 2.5 cm or less – cpt 12001 Simple Repairs CPT Codes 12001 – 12018 ** Usually included in all minor and major Usually included...
by Medical Billing | Mar 17, 2020 | Medicare payment basics
CPT code and DescriptionU0001 – 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Real-Time RT-PCR Diagnostic Panel should be used when specimens are sent to the CDC and CDC-approved local/state health department laboratories.U0002 – 2019-nCoV Coronavirus,...
by Medical Billing | Jun 16, 2019 | Medicare payment basics
CPT Category III CodesThe following CPT codes are an excerpt of the CPT Category III code set, a temporary set of codes for emerging technologies, services, procedures, and service paradigms. For more information on the criteria for CPT Category I, II and III codes,...
by Medical Billing | Jun 5, 2019 | Medicare payment basics
What is the purpose of CPT II codes?CPT II codes help define nationally established performance measures by facilitating data collection regarding the quality of care rendered.CPT II codes describe:• Clinical components, such as those typically included in evaluation,...
by Medical Billing | May 24, 2019 | Medicare payment basics
Category I CPT CodesCategory I CPT codes describe a procedure or service identified with a five-digit CPT code and descriptor nomenclature. The inclusion of a descriptor and its associated specific five-digit identifying code number in this category of CPT codes is...