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2021

Coding Alert: ICD-10-CM ‘Excludes 1’ Claims Edit – Aug 2021

CMS’ Proposed Payment Policy Changes for 2022 Are Significant – Sept 2021

AAOS Comments on Proposed Medicare Payment Policy Changes for 2022 – Oct 2021

A Sneak Preview of CPT 2022 0ct 2021

CPT Code 73580, Knee Arthrography, Is Often Misused – Nov 2021

Coding Alert Update: Telehealth Place of Service Codes – Nov 2021

Physicians Need to Know about Upcoming Musculoskeletal Guideline Changes for 2022 – Dec 2021

CMS and NCCI Restrict Surgeon Billing for Open Multi-ligament Knee Repair and Reconstruction – Jan 2021

2022

The EMR: Is It All It’s Cracked Up to Be? – Jan 2022

AAOS Continues Surprise Billing Fight – Feb 2022

Coding Alert: New CPT Modifier 93 for Audio-only Services – Feb 2022

Commonly Asked Coding Questions in 2022 – Mar 2022

Confusion Continues over Reporting More than One Calcaneus Osteotomy, Code 28300, per Surgery – Apr 2022

Avoid the ‘Kickback Trap’ – May 2022

CMS Updates Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner Billing – May 2022

Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner Billing Questions: Are You Doing It Correctly in 2022? – Jun 2022

Coding Update for Drug-delivery Devices – July 2022

Scenarios Illustrate Coding Changes for Musculoskeletal Drug-delivery Devices – Aug 2022

Coding for Open Knee Procedures Poses Challenges – Sept 2022

AAOS Is Clear in Its Response to CMS about Proposed Medicare Payment Policy Changes for 2023 – Oct 2022

A Sneak Preview of CPT 2023: E/M and Musculoskeletal System Updates – Oct 2022

A Sneak Peek of CPT 2023: Nervous System Updates – Nov 2022

AAOS Responds to 2023 Final Rules on Medicare Payment Systems – Dec 2022

CPT® Changes to E/M Coding Start Jan. 1 – Dec 2022

2023

A Deeper Dive into the NCCI Procedure-to-Procedure Rationales and Narrative Guidelines – Jan 2023

Update Details Coding for Non-face-to-face and Indirect Patient Optimization Work in the Presurgical Period – Feb 2023

Update on Implementation, Challenges to Surprise Billing Law – Jun 2023

Coding Potpourri: Answers to AAOS Members’ Coding Questions - Jun 2023

Technical Corrections Published for 2023 E/M CPT Codes – Jul 2023

The Details of Denials Matter – Sept 2023

What Orthopaedic Surgeons Should Know about Medicare Audits in 2023 – Sept 2023

Value-based Healthcare in Orthopaedics: Putting Theory into Practice – Oct 2023

Alert: NCCI Edits Rescinded for Lumbar Arthrodesis with Laminectomy – Oct 2023

AAOS Comments on Proposed Medicare Payment Policy Changes for 2024 – Nov 2023

2023 Changes to the Inpatient and Consultation E/M Codes – Nov 2023

Coding for Vertebral Body Tethering for Treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis – Dec 2023

2024

CMS Finalized Changes for 2024 Medicare Payment Systems – Jan 2024

Coding for Magnetically Controlled Spinal-Lengthening Device Procedures – Jan 2024

Get a Sneak Peek of CPT Coding Updates for 2024 – Jan 2024

Commonly Asked Coding Questions in 2023 – March 2024            

Coding Alert: Denials of HCPCS Q-Codes for Casting and Splinting – June 2024

CMS Revises Split/Shared Services Definition for 2024 – June 2024

ICD-10-CM Basics for Orthopaedics – July 2024

Coding Policy Updates AAOS Members Need to Know – Aug/Sept 2024

Complexity Add-On Code G2211: What Is It and How Is It Used in Orthopaedics? – Oct 2024

Coding Alert: Two New Coding Resources Available to Support Appeals of Inappropriate Denials – Nov 2024

What Orthopaedic Surgeons Need to Know about 2025 CMS Payment Policy Changes – Dec 2024

CMS Provides Updates on Targeted Probe and Educate Program Regarding Hyaluronate Injections – Dec 2024

2025

CPT Updates 2025: New and Revised Codes for Musculoskeletal and Telemedicine Services – Jan 2025

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