In this column, coding expert Betsy Nicoletti addresses new coding rules for 2021. She also examines whether surgeons can bill for care unrelated to the surgery while doing rounds after the procedure.

The guidelines include a new section for COVID-19 that expands on the temporary coding guidelines posted in April by the ICD-10-CM Coordination and Maintenance Committee.

During the February 2019 CPT panel meeting, the American Medical Association discussed changes that would significantly impact office and outpatient evaluation and management coding, ICD-10 Monitor ...

A handful of payers were flagged throughout 2021 by HHS' Office of the Inspector General for coding or reimbursement errors.