By Melody Mulaik The testing period for Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) implementation is almost over – well not quite. While there was no information in the Centers for...

By Melody Mulaik Positron emission tomography (PET) is a nuclear medicine study that creates cross-sectional tomographic (3D) images of the metabolic activity in the...

By Melody Mulaik Sweeping changes are coming for Evaluation & Management (E/M) guidelines in 2021 and this is causing many radiology practices to re-evaluate their...

By Melody Mulaik A duplex scan is a type of ultrasound exam designed to evaluate the pattern and direction of blood flow in arteries and/or veins. A duplex scan includes...

By Melody Mulaik We discussed some crazy new 2020 edits in a previous column and, fortunately, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) made some course...

By Melody Mulaik Non-physician practitioners (NPPs), such as physician assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs) may be able to perform and bill for services...

By Melody Mulaik Several edits were implemented January 1, 2020 which have caused many radiology providers angst with unexpected denials. The extent of the impact depends...

By Melody Mulaik While the 3D procedures codes 76376 and 76377 have existed for a number of years, questions still arise as to their appropriate application. The answer...

By Melody Mulaik Some of the biggest changes for 2020 occurred in the gastrointestinal codes in the radiology section of the CPT® Manual. Many codes were revised to include...