The American Medical Association released its 2014 Current Procedural Terminology code set in fall 2013. The new code set, which includes 335 changes, now applies to all claims filed on or after Jan.

On January 1, 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service (CMS) introduced 4 Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System modifiers, known collectively as the - X(EPSU) modifiers, as a subset of ...

The Medicare provision as outlined in the 2011 final fee schedule appears to waive only the deductible of the professional fees in the range of the surgical CPT codes and does NOT appear to include ...

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Shockwave Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: SWAV), a pioneer in the development and commercialization of transformational technologies for the treatment of ...

Senate Minority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.) has asked HHS to end the American Medical Association's "monopoly" on Medicare and Medicaid billing codes, a system that he said has prevented patients from ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has updated the list of ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes that do not require either an HCPCS –QR or –Q0 modifier for implantable cardiac device services provided ...