Latest Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System Stories
NORTHBROOK, Ill., Nov. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Intelligent Medical Objects (IMO), the leading developer of medical terminology solutions for health records systems, announced today the release of The IMO® Terminology Browser for Android phones. Now clinicians and physicians with Android phones can search for medical billing codes with the same convenience and accuracy previously available only to iPhone users. The IMO Terminology Browser utilizes IMO's powerful interface...
TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Integrity Life Sciences, a medical device manufacturer based in Tampa, Florida, has announced that it has received the final determination from the Pricing, Data Analysis, and Coding (PDAC) for Medicare. The HCPCS code determination is essential when billing for Durable Medical Equipment (DME) products as determined by Medicare's Administrative contractors as it relates to the Integrity Gel Support Braces. While many suppliers elect to use...
SALT LAKE CITY, May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AAPC (www.aapc.com), the nation's largest training and credentialing association for the business side of medicine, announced the launch of their 2013 medical coding books pre-order sale. This marks the fourth consecutive year that prices have not increased and the second year in a row where prices have been reduced, keeping consistent with AAPC's pledge to offer the highest quality medical coding books at the lowest possible prices....
FORT WORTH, Texas, Jan. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Healthpoint Biotherapeutics today advised that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has eliminated the physician 90-day global surgical period for the application of all skin and dermal substitutes, including OASIS® Wound Matrix and OASIS® Ultra Tri-Layer Matrix. Additionally, the American Medical Association has created eight new CPT® codes that apply to brands in the skin substitute category, resulting in the same...
KENNESAW, Ga., Dec. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- MiMedx Group, Inc. (OTCBB: MDXG), an integrated developer, manufacturer and marketer of patent protected regenerative biomaterials and bioimplants processed from human amniotic membrane, announced today that it has received a transitional pass-through status C-Code from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") for its EpiFix® Amniotic Membrane Allograft. EpiFix® has been assigned a pass-through status under...
Introducing CodeitRightOnline Curriculum designed for the coding student Rockville, MD (PRWEB) June 27, 2011 The future starts with education; medical coding and billing is a competitive field and the need for qualified and skilled coders and billers grows daily. Medical billing schools vary and programs typically cover courses such as anatomy, physiology and medical coding and billing software. Hands-on education and practice is key for success. The new web-based tool,...
OKLAHOMA CITY, May 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Congressman Norm Dicks, along with House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Congressman Adam Smith, senior House Ways and Means Committee member Congressman Jim McDermott, and Energy and Commerce Committee member Congressman Jay Inslee, sent a letter late on Friday to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius urging the Department to approve coding for Orthocare Innovations' Smart...
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 been reduced more than 55 percent over competitive publishers. "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 books department manager for of...
SAINT PAUL, Minn., Jan. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- BioMedix(TM) has announced that it has initiated an exclusive partnership with the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) to become the sole distributor of the APMA Coding Resource Center (CRC) online coding and reimbursement resource which includes foot, ankle and leg-relevant CPT©, ICD-9 and HCPCS Level II codes that can be fully integrated with BioMedix(TM) TRAKnet(TM) DPM Practice Management Solutions. This exciting partnership...
WESTPORT, Conn., Dec. 13, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced BioHealing, Inc. (ABH), a leader in commercializing cell-based therapies and delivering on the promise of regenerative medicine, today announced the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has assigned two new procedure codes for the application of Dermagraft®, effective January 1, 2011. Dermagraft is an FDA-approved cell-based therapy for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers and is indicated for up to eight weekly...
