CMS is expanding its “three-day payment window” for outpatient services provided within 72 hours of an inpatient admission, according to an AAPC report written by Barbara J. Cobuzzi, MBA, CPC, CPC-H, ...

Current procedural terminology modifiers 25 and 57 may be confusing to some coders, but each serves a specific purpose, according to an AAPC report. For an evaluation and management visit when a ...