HCPCS Code V5130: Binaural in-the-ear hearing aid billing guide
HCPCS Code V5130: Definition and code details HCPCS Code V5130 covers a binaural in-the-ear hearing aid, meaning two ITE devices dispensed and billed together in one transaction. The official CMS descriptor is “Binaural, in the ear.” The code sits in the hearing services range (V5000-V5999) of HCPCS Level II, under the vision, hearing and speech-language […]
VA knee rating chart
The VA knee rating chart is the set of rating tables in 38 CFR 4.71a that turns knee measurements into a disability percentage. Limited flexion (DC 5260) rates from 0% to 30%, and limited extension (DC 5261) rates from 0% to 50%. Instability, ankylosis, meniscus damage and knee replacement each have their own code. Ankylosis […]
Authorized representative form medical
An authorized representative form medical practices keep on file names the person a patient trusts to handle their records, insurance inquiries and appeals. It records who that person is, exactly what they’re allowed to do, and how the patient can take that authority back. Your practice form covers records and inquiries with your practice. Medicare […]
Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance checklist
A Sarbanes-Oxley compliance checklist turns the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) into the controls, tests and sign-offs a public company works through and shows its auditors. SOX is the US federal law passed in 2002 after the accounting scandals at Enron and WorldCom. It applies to companies that file periodic reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission […]
HCPCS Code V2513: Contact lens, gas permeable, extended wear, per lens
HCPCS Code V2513: Official descriptor and code definition HCPCS Code V2513 sits in the V2500-V2599 contact lens series of HCPCS Level II, which the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) maintains. The official descriptor reads: Contact lens, gas permeable, extended wear, per lens. The CMS short descriptor is “Contact lens extended wear”. Two words […]
CPT code 64628: Basivertebral nerve ablation billing guide
CPT code 64628: quick reference CPT code 64628 reports radiofrequency ablation of the basivertebral nerve in the first two lumbar or sacral vertebral bodies, with all imaging guidance included. It sits in the nervous system surgery section of the AMA code set, among the codes for destruction of nerves by neurolytic agents. The table below […]
HIPAA notice of privacy practices
A HIPAA notice of privacy practices tells patients how a covered healthcare provider uses, discloses, and safeguards their protected health information (PHI). It also lists patients’ rights over their records and your practice’s legal duties under the HIPAA Privacy Rule. You hand it over at the first visit, post it in your office and on […]
HCPCS Code V2215: Lenticular myodisc bifocal lens billing guide
HCPCS Code V2215: Official descriptor and status HCPCS Code V2215 is the Level II code for one lenticular (myodisc) bifocal spectacle lens, billed per lens. Its official descriptor reads Lenticular (myodisc), per lens, bifocal. The code is active and valid for 2026. Its descriptor and category have not changed since it was added to the […]
Free HIPAA release form – Massachusetts
A HIPAA release form in Massachusetts is a signed authorization to disclose a patient’s protected health information (PHI). It names who may receive the records, what they cover, and when the permission ends. Two bodies of law govern it. Federal HIPAA sets the baseline at 45 CFR 164.508, and M.G.L. c. 111 § 70E adds […]
WIC referral form
A WIC referral form is the document a licensed provider signs to certify that a patient meets the nutritional risk criteria for WIC. The program is the USDA’s supplemental nutrition benefit for pregnant and postpartum women, infants, and children under five. Your signature turns a clinical finding into an enrollment file. The form therefore needs […]