Cracking the Code

Category II codes, or Performance Measure codes, as used voluntarily by physicians. They are recognized by four numerical digits followed by the letter F

Category III codes can be found in our CPT codebooks. These use four numerical digits followed by the letter T, such as 1234T.

Glaucoma is a disease that damages your eye’s optic nerve. It usually happens when fluid builds up in the front part of your eye.

Certain procedures are a combination of a physician or other qualified healthcare professional component and a technical component.

For pacemakers, there are different codes for a single or dual-chamber system. The chamber refers to the right atrium or right ventricle.

Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disease where the immune system mistakenly attacks hair follicles, causing hair loss.

Modifier 25 is defined as “Significant, Separately Identifiable Evaluation and Management Service by the Same Physician

About 80% of people with gallstones are asymptomatic. The remainder has symptoms ranging from a characteristic type of pain.

CPT code 76937 may be used for any vascular access, whether it is related to a central venous access placement or not. Some procedures bundle code 76937

Coding repairs can seem daunting to some; however, the process is laid out nicely in our CPT code books.