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Four new CPT Category III codes will be available for use beginning July 1, including a new code for endovenous revascularization and stent placement in the femoral-popliteal artery, two new eye imaging tests and bone density measurement that uses pulse-echo ultrasound.

If the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has its way, Medicare's recent prior authorization programs will get a new lease on life and even expand to other items and services.

The American Medical Association (AMA) and American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) have developed a concept for an opioid treatment advanced alternative payment model (APM) which could - if accepted by CMS as an advanced APM - serve as a MIPS alternative.

You receive a new CPT manual from the American Medical Association every year, but remember to check the errata and technical corrections that AMA posts on its website: That information can make the difference between payment and denial.

Take note of additional guidance on a suite of new E/M codes making their debut in 2018 to describe cognitive assessment and behavioral health care, straight from this week’s AMA CPT Symposium in Chicago.

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