2026 GI Coding Cheat Sheet: Accurate Reporting and Reimbursement for Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) ensures that gastroenterology practices have effective methods for accurate reporting and fair reimbursement for procedures, tests, and visits. To help healthcare providers handle GI-specific coding, ASGE has created coding cheat sheets. These sheets offer a concise overview, supporting practices in accurate coding and reimbursement for 2026. Simplify Your […]
Most Common OB/GYN Billing Mistakes and How to Prevent Them
Did you know that, according to insurers, 19% in-network claims in 2023 were denied, which is nearly one in five bills for treatment already delivered? These claim denials in OB/GYN rarely happen due to major errors. It comes from small, routine slips and tiny gaps that quietly turn clean work into denials, underpayments, and refund […]
10 Reasons Why Your Practice Needs Denial Management Services
When denials don’t just delay payments, they damage practice health. Every medical practice works hard to care for patients, but behind the scenes, one thing quietly eats into profits, which is claim denials. You provide the service, submit the claim, and expect payment. Yet, many claims come back rejected or denied for reasons that seem […]
What California’s Disclosure Rule Means for Your Dental Insurance Verification Process?
The Real Cost of Not Knowing Who Regulates the Plan Imagine a dental office in Los Angeles submits 80 claims in a month. Everything looks fine, until 12 come back denied. The dentist’s billing team files an appeal, only to find out weeks later that those patients were under federally regulated (ERISA) plans, not state […]
Top 5 Urgent Care Billing Challenges and How to Overcome Them
Did you know 17% of initial urgent billing claims are denied every year? Such a large number can significantly affect your cash flow, as urgent care practices have high patient volume but thin operating margins. When a claim is denied, your cash flow slows down and creates extra work fixing and resending the claim. But […]
How do Streamlined OB/GYN Billing Services Improve Patient Satisfaction?
Billing problems silently cost OB/GYN practices time, money, and patient trust. When invoices are confusing, claims are delayed or denied, or patients can’t easily pay, satisfaction falls, and staff get pulled away from care to fight paperwork. For a provider, that means lost revenue, more administrative headaches, and the risk that patients will choose another […]
What Are the 7 Prior Authorization Challenges in Mental Health?
According to the CAQH 2024 index report, every prior authorization request costs your practice approximately 24 minutes of provider and staff time. A 2024 survey from AMA discovered that practice owners handle 39 PAs per week, which is 13 hours lost, time that could be spent on patient care. Multiply that across a year, and […]
Urgent Care Billing – POS, Surcharges & Weekend Rules
The single biggest problem urgent care providers face is revenue leakage from preventable denials, most often caused by incorrect place of service (POS) coding, unsupported surcharges, and weak after-hours documentation. These errors drive rework, slow cash flow, confuse patients, and invite audits. These handful of mis-coded or poorly documented encounters can materially reduce monthly collections […]
Home Health & PDGM: What Providers Need to Know for Claims That Get Paid
Every week, your team provides care for patients who require skilled assistance at home. However, too many claims are denied, payments are delayed, and audits feel like a surprise test you never studied for. The Patient-Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) and Medicare PDGM have altered payment rules, adding extra work for clinicians, coders, and billers. You […]
How to Lift First Pass Clean Claims with AI-Driven Edits
Healthcare providers are struggling with claim denials, with 60% reporting that denials are increasing year-over-year. Hospitals spent roughly $19.7 billion in 2022 fighting denials alone. What should be a straightforward reimbursement is becoming a costly administrative burden that drains time and resources. Then there’s rework, which also costs providers between $25-$120 per rework. The traditional […]