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 ...

SALT LAKE CITY, April 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- AAPC (www.aapc.com) announced its 2012 medical coding books pre-sale through June 30, and once again lowered prices from the previous year. Prices have ...

To quite a degree, this modifier is a commercial payor’s replacement to Medicare’s -PT modifier with the difference being -PT is only applicable when a planned screening colonoscopy turned out to be a ...

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“While the primary purpose of a price reduction was to benefit our more than 100,000 members, non-members of AAPC can still take advantage of the significant savings,” said Olga Starynskaya, coding ...

Medical Billing and Coding Specialist compile, process, and maintain patient files. They also may classify and enter patients’ medical information into the healthcare industry's numerical coding ...