Modifier -73 — CPT guidelines state that the physician may cancel a surgical or diagnostic procedure subsequent to the patient’s surgical preparation (including sedation when provided, and being taken ...

Medical billing and medical coding are crucial aspects of the medical revenue landscape. Both jobs ensure health care providers get paid for their services. Medical coders read the providers’ ...

For separately reported services specifically identified as preventive, the modifier should not be used. What this means to coders The application of modifier -33 is primarily to indicate the impact ...

Medical school curriculum is heavy in anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, pathology, and clinical rotations or clerkships. There is very little, if any, instruction on proper coding and billing for ...

Medical coding no longer lives quietly behind the scenes. Today, it sits at the crossroads of money, compliance, and patient trust. Every number entered and modifier applied can shape what happens ...

Veronica Beagle is the managing editor for Education at Forbes Advisor. She completed her master’s in English at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Before coming to Forbes Advisor she worked on ...