Over the years, many Bulletin articles have been written about changes in CPT codes and how to correctly code clinical scenarios. These articles are a great resource for surgeons and their billing staff and have been organized in the below tabs by topic for easy access.
2024 CPT coding changes (January 2024)
2023 CPT coding changes (January 2023)
2022 CPT coding changes (January 2022)
2021 CPT coding changes (January 2021)
2020 CPT coding changes (January 2020)
2019 CPT coding changes (January 2019)
2018 CPT coding changes (January 2018)
2017 CPT coding changes (January 2017)
2016 CPT coding changes (January 2016)
2015 CPT coding changes (January 2015)
Experts answer FAQs about CPT coding and new hernia repair codes (April 2023)
Frequently asked questions about CPT coding (August 2022)
2019 CPT coding changes (January 2019)
CPT coding for hepatobiliary surgery (October 2018)
Frequently asked questions about CPT coding (June 2018)
2015 CPT coding changes (January 2015)
Coding for damage-control surgery (August 2013)
Surgical coding across the spectrum (December 2011)
Operative report questions (July 2009)
Cholecystectomy questions (November 2008)
2020 CPT coding changes (January 2020)
ACS responds to frequently asked questions about CPT coding (September 2019)
2019 CPT coding changes (January 2019)
Frequently asked questions about CPT coding for breast surgery: An update (September 2018)
Coding for nipple-sparing and skin-sparing mastectomies (March 2017)
2015 CPT coding changes (January 2015)
Frequently asked questions about coding for breast surgery (September 2014)
Surgical coding across the spectrum (December 2011)
Operative report questions (July 2009)
Experts answer FAQs about CPT coding and new hernia repair codes (April 2023)
2023 CPT coding changes (January 2023)
Extensive changes for reporting anterior abdominal hernia repair (November/December 2022)
2020 CPT coding changes (January 2020)
Frequently asked questions about CPT coding (June 2018)
2020 CPT coding changes (January 2020)
ACS responds to frequently asked questions about CPT coding (September 2019)
Correct CPT coding of colectomy procedures: Open or laparoscopic? (July 2019)
Modifier 51 or 59? How to correctly report multiple procedures (April 2019)
2017 CPT coding changes (January 2017)
Coding and reimbursement for colonoscopy (May 2016)
Frequently asked questions about CPT coding (August 2022)
ACS responds to frequently asked questions about CPT coding (September 2019)
2019 CPT coding changes (January 2019)
2016 CPT coding changes (January 2016)
2023 CPT coding changes (January 2023)
Reporting excision of soft tissue tumor codes (October 2021)
2020 CPT coding changes (January 2020)
2019 CPT coding changes (January 2019)
Frequently asked questions about CPT coding (June 2018)
2018 CPT coding changes (January 2018)
2016 CPT coding changes (January 2016)
Coding for skin replacement surgery in 2012 (February 2012)
Sentinel lymph node mapping and its relation to biopsy (November 2011)
Coding for debridement (February 2011)
2020 CPT coding changes (January 2020)
Test your CPT coding knowledge for blunt trauma (August 2018)
Test your CPT coding knowledge for penetrating trauma (March 2018)
Coding for damage-control surgery (August 2013)
Effectively using E/M codes for trauma care (June 2013)
Surgical coding across the spectrum (December 2011)
2023 CPT coding changes (January 2023)
2020 CPT coding changes (January 2020)
2019 CPT coding changes (January 2019)
2018 CPT coding changes (January 2018)
Coding for dialysis circuit interventions (July 2017)
2017 CPT coding changes (January 2017)
2016 CPT coding changes (January 2016)
Surgical coding across the spectrum (December 2011)
ACS responds to frequently asked questions about CPT coding (September 2019)
Modifier 51 or 59? How to correctly report multiple procedures (April 2019)
CPT coding for hepatobiliary surgery (October 2018)
Test your CPT coding knowledge for blunt trauma (August 2018)
Modifier 25 under fire: Are you using it correctly? (December 2016)
The complexities of coding bilateral procedures (October 2013)
Surgical coding across the spectrum (December 2011)
Operative report questions (July 2009)
What surgeons should know about: Complying with the No Surprises Act (April 2022)
Medicare enrollment and participation (December 2019)
Qualified Medicare Beneficiary program billing requirements (September 2018)
Unlisted procedures: Strategies for successful reimbursement (August 2017)
Health insurance audit processes, penalties, and appeals (August 2017)
Understanding Medicare Part B incident to billing (August 2016)
Talking the talk: The keys to effective workplace communication (August 2015)
Practically speaking: Reducing your audit risk (September 2010)