CPT Code 99204: New patient office visit billing guide
CPT Code 99204 is a new patient office visit at moderate MDM or 45-59 minutes. See documentation, reimbursement rates and denial fixes.
CPT code 01730: Anesthesia for closed humerus and elbow procedures
CPT code 01730 covers anesthesia for all closed procedures on the humerus and elbow, and it carries 3 base units, not 6. That number trips up more billers than almost any other code in this family. Get the base units wrong, and every calculation on the claim follows the same mistake, all the way through […]
CPT code 20605: Arthrocentesis intermediate joint billing guide
Arthrocentesis claims are among the most audit-prone procedures in outpatient musculoskeletal billing. The distinction between intermediate and large joints, the presence or absence of ultrasound guidance, and bilateral modifier rules all create decision points where coding errors concentrate. Practice management software like Pabau is built to reduce those errors at the point of documentation, through […]
CPT Code 10081: Incision and drainage of pilonidal cyst
CPT Code 10081: definition and clinical description CPT Code 10081 describes the incision and drainage of a pilonidal cyst, complicated. It sits in the Integumentary System section of the AMA CPT code set, under Incision and Drainage Procedures on Skin, Subcutaneous and Accessory Structures. The operative word is “complicated” – this is what separates 10081 […]
CPT Code 01924: Anesthesia for arterial interventional radiology
CPT Code 01924 reports anesthesia for a therapeutic interventional radiological procedure involving the arterial system, used when no more specific anesthesia code applies. It carries 5 base units and is billed by anesthesiologists (modifier AA) or CRNAs (QZ, QK, QX) for arterial interventions such as embolization, angioplasty, and stenting performed in an interventional radiology suite. […]
CPT code 00932: anesthesia for amputation of penis
CPT code 00932 is the anesthesia code for all procedures on male genitalia (including open urethral procedures), specifically amputation of the penis. It also sits within the anesthesia section of the CPT code set (00100-01999), maintained by the American Medical Association (AMA). The code carries 4 base units under the anesthesia unit-based billing formula, rather […]
CPT code 01710: Upper arm soft-tissue anesthesia guide
CPT code 01710 is the anesthesia code for soft-tissue work, nerves, muscles, tendons, fascia, and bursae, on the upper arm and elbow when no more specific code applies. It carries 3 base units, not 5, and that single number touches nearly every dollar figure that follows it on a claim. Reach for 01710 when a […]
CPT Code 10080: Pilonidal cyst I&D billing guide
CPT Code 10080 is the CPT code for incision and drainage of a pilonidal cyst, simple, billed when a single, uncomplicated cavity is opened and drained in an office or outpatient setting. Getting the claim paid on first submission depends on matching the correct ICD-10 diagnosis code, applying the right place-of-service code, and documenting single-cavity […]
CPT Code 11920: Medical tattooing (micropigmentation) billing guide
CPT code 11920 covers tattooing: the intradermal introduction of insoluble opaque pigments to correct color defects of the skin, including micropigmentation, for a treated area of 6.0 sq cm or less. It’s an application code, not a removal code. Dermatology practices and plastic surgery practices bill it most often for nipple-areola repigmentation after breast reconstruction, […]
CPT code 00212: Anesthesia for intracranial procedures, subdural taps
CPT code 00212 is the anesthesia code for intracranial procedures involving subdural taps, carrying 5 base units under the ASA Relative Value Guide. This reference covers the 2026 Medicare fee schedule, modifier selection, qualifying circumstances, the ICD-10 crosswalk, and the documentation anesthesiologists and CRNAs need to bill 00212 accurately. The anesthesia section of the CPT […]