Antepartum Care in the Transition Year: Reporting Per-Encounter E/M
During the 2026–2027 transition, antepartum visits are reported per encounter with office/outpatient E/M codes — 99202, 99203, 99204 or 99205 for new…
Case Study: Cutting Days in A/R at an Internal Medicine Practice
Days in A/R equals total accounts receivable divided by average daily charges — gross charges for the trailing 90 days, divided by 90. Practices bring it…
How to Choose a Revenue Cycle Management Company in 2026
Choose a revenue cycle management company by scoring every candidate against nine criteria, in this order: denial management, reporting transparency, a…
CPT 2027 Maternity Restructure: What Changes for Antepartum Billing
On January 1, 2027, the CPT code set deletes 17 maternity codes — including the four global maternity package codes 59400, 59510, 59610 and 59618 — and…
Chiropractic Billing Services: Medicare Rules and the AT Modifier
How chiropractic billing services handle spinal manipulation coding by region, the AT modifier, Medicare coverage limits, ABNs, and medical necessity.
Orthopedic Billing Services: Global Periods, Modifiers, and Coding That Holds Up
How orthopedic billing services handle global periods, modifiers 24, 25, 57, 58, 78, 79, fracture care, casting supplies, and in-office imaging.
Podiatry Billing Services: Routine Foot Care, Q Modifiers, and Nail Coding
How podiatry billing services handle the routine foot care exclusion, Q7/Q8/Q9 class findings, nail debridement vs. trimming, and orthotics.
Oncology Billing Services: Infusion Coding, Drug Wastage, and Payer Pathways
How oncology billing services handle infusion hierarchy, chemotherapy administration codes, JW/JZ drug wastage, and prior authorization.
Medical Billing Audit Services: What They Find and When to Use One
What medical billing audit services review, what auditors typically find, how often to audit, and how to act on the findings without disrupting cash flow.
Urology Billing Services: What Gets Denied and Why
How urology billing services should handle cystoscopy, stone, prostate and urodynamics coding — plus 2026 code changes and prior authorization traps.
Patient Collections 2026: In-House vs External Agency
In-house patient collections recover ~85 cents on the dollar; external nets ~22. When to keep collections in-house, when external makes sense, and how the 2026 credit-reporting landscape changes the math.
Cardiology Billing Services: A Practical Guide for Practices
How cardiology billing services should handle echo, stress, cath, PCI and device coding — plus the 2026 code changes and denial traps to watch.