DEXA Scan CPT Code: The 2026 Guide to Billing 77080, 77081, and 77085
>By Docscare team, AAPC-certified · Published July 15, 2026 · Last updated July 15, 2026 The CPT code for a standard DEXA scan is 77080. It covers dual energy X ray absorptiometry of the axial skeleton, meaning the hip, pelvis, and spine. That single fact resolves most of the confusion practices bring to us, but […]
CPT Code for MonaLisa Touch 2026: Essential Guide to Avoid Costly Billing Denials
>By Docscare team, AAPC-certified · Published July 15, 2026 · Last updated July 15, 2026 There is no dedicated CPT code for MonaLisa Touch. The American Medical Association has not created a unique billing code for this specific laser, so practices report it under CPT 58999, the unlisted procedure code for the female genital system. […]
Cystoscopy CPT Code 52000: What It Covers, What It Pays, and Why It Gets Denied
By Docscare team, AAPC-certified · Published July 15, 2026 · Last updated July 15, 2026 If your coder just typed “cystoscopy” into the claim form and picked the first code that came up, stop. CPT code 52000 is the code most practices reach for, and it’s correct more often than not. But it’s also one […]
CPT Code 72148: MRI Lumbar Spine Without Contrast, Explained
>By Docscare team, AAPC-certified · Published July 15, 2026 · Last updated July 15, 2026 CPT code 72148 is the code you use when a radiologist performs an MRI of the lumbar spine without contrast material. It is one of the highest volume imaging codes billed in the United States, which also makes it one […]
99232 CPT Code: Subsequent Hospital Care Billing Guide
By Docscare team, CPC · Published July 13, 2026 · Last updated July 13, 2026 99232 CPT code covers subsequent hospital inpatient or observation care at a moderate level of medical decision making. You bill it once per day, per patient, for follow up visits after the initial hospital admission, not for the admission itself. […]
90832 CPT Code: What It Covers and How to Bill It Correctly
By Docscare team, CPC · Published July 13, 2026 · Last updated July 13, 2026 90832 CPT Code covers individual psychotherapy with a patient for approximately 30 minutes, specifically sessions where the face to face therapy time falls between 16 and 37 minutes. Practice managers search this code constantly, and for good reason. It’s one […]
CPT Code 90471: What It Covers and How to Bill It Correctly
By Docscare team, CPC · Published July 13, 2026 · Last updated July 13, 2026 CPT code 90471 reports the work of giving one injectable vaccine. It does not cover the vaccine itself. A practice bills 90471 for the injection and a separate CPT or HCPCS code for the vaccine product on the same claim. […]
CPT Code 71250: CT Chest Without Contrast Billing Guide 2026
By Docscare team, CPC · Published July 9, 2026 · Last updated July 9, 2026 The CPT code for a CT chest without contrast is 71250. That is the short answer, and if that’s all you needed, there it is. But 71250 sits in a small family of chest CT codes that differ by one […]
Colorado Medicaid CPT Code Billing: The 2026 Chart and Guide
By Docscare team, CPC · Published July 8, 2026 · Last updated July 8, 2026 If you came here looking for a single Colorado Medicaid CPT Code Billing chart to download, here is the honest answer that saves you an afternoon: there isn’t one. Health First Colorado, which is the brand name for Colorado’s Medicaid […]
CPT Code 99396: The 2026 Preventive Visit Billing Guide (Ages 40 to 64)
By Docscare team, AAPC-certified · Published July 8, 2026 · Last updated July 8, 2026 CPT Code 99396 is the routine physical for an established patient between 40 and 64 years old. That age range isn’t a detail, it’s the entire identity of the code, and it’s the number one reason these claims get denied. […]
