BARCELONA, Spain—The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) has issued new guidelines for the cardiovascular assessment and management of patients undergoing noncardiac surgery. The guidelines, which ...

(All of these codes are to be listed separately in addition to the ASA code for the primary anesthesia procedure) Also note that these codes are not recognized by Medicare or Medicaid, but most ...

Stephanie Ellis, RN, CPC, is the president and owner of Brentwood, Tenn.-based Ellis Medical Consulting, and Lolita M. Jones, RHIA, CSS, is an independent coding and billing consultant. Here Ms. Jones ...

People with heart disease should take special precautions before undergoing any kind of surgery, even noncardiac surgery, to reduce their risk of a cardiac event, according to new joint guidelines ...

New procedure codes for preventive resin restorations, interim pontics, and interim retainers are among the eight new codes that have been added to the ADA's Code on Dental Procedures and Nomenclature ...

According to Medicare, as of January 1, 2014, “ASCs should not report separate line item Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System codes or charges for items that are packaged into payment for covered ...