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CPT copyright 2010 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. Scott Allen, director of ...

The following article is written by Stephanie Ellis, RN, CPC, president of Ellis Medical Consulting. It is important to know what type of graft is used in spine procedures (structural or morselized), ...

For years, debate around endoscopic spine surgery centered on whether the technique was ready for broad adoption. Questions about safety, durability, and outcomes dominated discussions among surgeons, ...

With the introduction of several new Current Procedural Terminology codes for cornea, corneal coding is in the spotlight for 2004. Many Medicare carriers have local medical review policies regarding ...

Many surgical coding mistakes result from misinterpretation of Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) wording. When the CPT editorial panel works on a code description, significant time is spent ...

A Haglund’s deformity can be referred to by a number of different names such as bony enlargement, prominent bump, pump bump, or retrocalcaneal exostosis. Just as confusing is how an excision of the ...