In this procedure, a titanium device is inserted into the posterior spine to prevent the patient from bending too far backward (hyper-extending the spine) at the area where the stenosis is present in ...

Hospitals in England are reimbursed via national tariffs set out by NHS England. The tariffs payable to hospitals are determined by the activity coded for each patient’s hospital visit. There are no ...

She advised me the reason for the reversal is that this is the correct standard coding process for these two codes. From what I know and do, it is always appropriate to code the highest allowed ...

When is the last time your hospital, health system or organization looked at codes and clinical documentation to ensure everything was compliant with law and best practices? If revenue cycle teams are ...