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09/28/2026
Obstetric coders have likely started to report E/M visits for newly pregnant patients, but they still have a few months before they need to use the full set of new and revised codes and guidelines for maternity care services. Part B News recently received a set of questions whose answers reveal the amount of detail required to document and code these services.
09/28/2026
Just 10 months after the program was announced, and five months after its first participants were named, CMS is expanding the conditions covered by its Advancing Chronic Care with Effective, Scalable Solutions (ACCESS) Model.
09/28/2026
In a preview of the 2027 CPT code set, the AMA announced 453 total editorial changes, including 299 new codes across medical, surgical and diagnostic services that will be debuting Jan. 1, 2027.
09/28/2026
Practice coding under the current E/M office visit guidelines to sharpen your claims reporting. Determining a level of service comes down to one of two components: Medical decision-making (MDM) or time.
09/28/2026
The newly published Medicare utilization numbers reflecting CY 2025 show that the COVID slump appears to be in the distance, but the utilization of even some popular services has fluctuated wildly.

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