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Medical Coding in 2026 Undergoes Major Shifts in CPT Additions and ICD-10 Structural Rules
In 2026, medical coding saw two defining changes: the addition of 288 CPT/HCPCS codes that formalize billing for emerging AI and digital health services, and an April ICD-10-CM update that overhauled ...
Major updates to CPT, ICD-10, and HCPCS code sets for 2026 introduce hundreds of new codes, revised guidelines, and procedural restructuring that will alter medical documentation, billing, and ...
On December 1, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published its annual update to the Designated Health Services (DHS) code list (“DHS List”). A 30-day comment period for the ...
Workforce shortages, regulatory complexities and economic challenges have put hospitals and health systems under immense pressure to improve operational efficiency, accelerate payments and reduce ...
For CPT codes 45383-45385, only one code should be assigned even if multiple lesions or polyps are treated with the same technique. Example: The gastroenterologist used hot biopsy forceps technique to ...
Revenue cycle management performance has never been more important. And recent advances in technology, particularly artificial intelligence, offer much potential for healthcare's administrative ...
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Preceptis Medical, Inc. announced today that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized the creation of a new add-on G code to identify and ...
Another top Republican lawmaker is floating plans to overhaul the Current Procedural Terminology, or CPT, code system. Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, who chairs the House Committee on Oversight and ...
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