CPT Code 00844: Anesthesia for abdominoperineal resection
CPT Code 00844 is maintained by the American Medical Association (AMA) as part of the Current Procedural Terminology code set. Its full descriptor reads: Anesthesia for intraperitoneal procedures in lower abdomen including laparoscopy; abdominoperineal resection. Abdominoperineal resection (APR) is a major colorectal operation. According to UCSF Department of Surgery, it removes the anus, rectum, and […]
CPT code 01150: Anesthesia for pelvic tumor surgery billing guide
CPT code 01150 is defined by the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) as anesthesia for radical procedures for tumor of pelvis, except hindquarter amputation. It falls under the category “Anesthesia for Procedures on the Pelvis (Except Hip)” within the CPT code range maintained by the American Medical Association (AMA). The distinction from hindquarter amputation […]
CPT code 96161: Caregiver health risk assessment billing guide
CPT code 96161 has the following official descriptor as defined by the American Medical Association (AMA) and referenced by the AAP and AAFP: Administration of caregiver-focused health risk assessment instrument (eg, depression inventory) for the benefit of the patient, with scoring and documentation, per standardized instrument. This code took effect January 1, 2017, replacing older […]
CPT code 92551: Pure tone audiometry screening billing guide
Practices billing audiology services get 92551 wrong more often than almost any other hearing code. The most common error: Using it when a diagnostic threshold test was actually performed, or billing it for newborns it was never designed to cover. According to the American Medical Association’s CPT code set, CPT code 92551 has a precise […]
CPT Code 25565: Closed treatment of radial and ulnar shaft fractures
CPT code 25565 describes closed treatment of radial and ulnar shaft fractures with manipulation. “Closed treatment” means no surgical incision is made; the physician manually realigns the fracture fragments through external force. “With manipulation” distinguishes it from CPT 25560, which covers the same injury treated without realignment. The code sits within the AMA’s CPT code […]
CT Scan of Head Without Contrast: CPT 70450
Radiology billing departments deny more CT head claims for documentation gaps and modifier errors than for any other reason. CPT Code 70450 is one of the most frequently ordered imaging codes in emergency and outpatient settings, which makes it a common audit target for Medicare and commercial payers alike. A single missing ICD-10 code or […]
CPT code 93580: Percutaneous transcatheter closure of interatrial defect
This reference covers the official CPT Code 93580 descriptor, applicable ICD-10 diagnosis codes, modifier rules, NCCI edit exposure, payer-specific coverage policies, and 2025-2026 Medicare reimbursement data for interventional cardiologists and hospital billing departments. CPT Code 93580: Procedure definition and clinical description CPT Code 93580 is maintained by the American Medical Association as part of the […]
CPT code 76830 (Ultrasound, transvaginal)
CPT code 76830 describes a transvaginal ultrasound performed outside of pregnancy for evaluation of female pelvic organs. It sits within the Diagnostic Ultrasound Procedures of the Pelvis Non-Obstetrical range of the CPT code set. It captures the transvaginal approach specifically: a vaginal probe is inserted to obtain high-resolution images of internal pelvic structures. This approach […]
CPT Code 97014: Billing, medicare and denial prevention
CPT Code 97014 is defined by the American Medical Association (AMA) as: “Application of a modality to one or more areas; electrical stimulation (unattended).” It sits within the Supervised Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Modalities range and describes therapeutic application of electrical current to stimulate nerves and muscles when the therapist is not continuously present. Clinically, […]
CPT Code 99402: Preventive medicine counseling
Preventive medicine claims fail at unusually high rates when the supporting documentation does not match the time reported. CPT Code 99402 is a time-based code, so the midpoint rule determines whether you bill it or its shorter counterpart, 99401. Getting that calculation wrong on a single superbill translates directly into a denied or downcoded claim. […]