This New Year’s Eve episode of the Top 10 Tuesday Q&A includes E/M Data questions, assistants at surgery, colon screenings, Telehealth extensions, and prescription drug management questions.

It’s an episode you don’t want to miss. Happy New Year Everyone!

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In the final hour, Congress passed the American Relief Act. Telehealth was addressed and the geographical location was extended through March 2025.

Terry give us the details from this HR bill in this short but sweet episode so you can enjoy your Christmas holiday.

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E/M Coding still has confusion when capturing “data points” elements. When deciding to give credit for either an independent interpretation (CAT 2) or a review of test results (CAT 1) is an often misunderstood component of the Medical Decision Making (MDM) table.

Proper documentation of independent interpretation is required to impact the MDM, and consequently, reimbursement.

Terry breaks down the compliance issues and best practices to make sure you are not over-coding. (Also, a shout out to Shannon DeConda and her excellent article on the topic on the NAMAS blog.)

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The 2025 CPT® codes will impact billing and coding across various specialties. The annual CPT® updates include new, revised, and deleted codes and coding guidelines effective Jan 1st, 2025.

CPT® 2025 includes 270 new codes, 112 revised codes, and 49 deleted codes. There are no code changes for anesthesia, respiratory, or auditory services. The most significant changes are to telemedicine evaluation and management (E/M) services, skin substitutes, laboratory and pathology services, and Category III codes.

Terry overviews the changes by section in today’s CodeCast Podcast.

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Becoming a certified medical coder can be very exciting but also disheartening if you thought a job in coding would magically appear once you got your certification.

In this episode of the CodeCast podcast, Terry discusses studying and test-taking tips for your certification, common misconceptions of job opportunities, and what it takes to persevere for a career in Coding or the Business in Medicine. Shout out to AAPC member LeAndrea Mack and her article in the October 2024 issue of AAPC Magazine on this topic as well.

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Terry makes it quick and to the point in this Thanksgiving Day episode of the CodeCast Podcast.

Terry gives you a fun list of ICD-10-CM related to our beloved family and friends’ holiday.

Be safe and careful out there this holiday weekend: and enjoy!

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Terry is back with another Top Ten Tuesday discussion.

In this episode, she discusses front desk to billing office workflow mistakes, looking at patient demographics, insurance information, HMO referrals, PA’s, and data backups.

Tune in to reset your RCM workflows.

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Today on the CodeCast podcast, Terry discusses best practices for the -25 Modifier, where to find her latest blog on the AAPC website, and what the MAHA (Make America Healthy Again) movement means to our country.

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CMS published the 2025 Final Rule on November 1st. Terry breaks down the highlights and gives you the facts on the Telehealth “mess” that could have 85% of Medicare patients without access to virtual care.

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Many practices have engaged in coding for TCM (Transitional Care Management) services but are finding that they are receiving more denials than payments.

Terry breaks down why that is, and sheds light on what is needed to qualify billing for these services.

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