CPT Code 97161 Explained: The Low Complexity Physical Therapy Evaluation
By Docscare team, AAPC-certified · Published July 28, 2026 · Last updated July 28, 2026 CPT code 97161 bills a low complexity physical therapy evaluation. You report it once per evaluation as a single untimed unit, no matter how long the visit actually runs. The code applies when the patient history shows no comorbidities affecting the […]
93000 CPT Code: What It Covers and How to Bill It Correctly
By Docscare team, AAPC-certified · Published July 27, 2026 · Last updated July 27, 2026 Your biller keys in 93000 for every ECG the clinic runs. Most of those claims pay. A handful come back denied, a few get reduced, and nobody has time to work out why the same code behaves three different ways. CPT […]
92014 CPT Code: What It Covers and How to Bill It Correctly
By Docscare team, AAPC-certified · Published July 27, 2026 · Last updated July 27, 2026 CPT code 92014 reports a comprehensive eye exam for an established patient, and it ranks among the most billed codes in eye care, with more than 7 million Medicare claims a year per CMS utilization data. It also generates a […]
CPT Code 77063: What It Covers, How to Bill It, and Why Claims Get Denied
By Docscare team, AAPC-certified · Published July 27, 2026 · Last updated July 27, 2026 CPT code 77063 covers screening digital breast tomosynthesis, bilateral. It’s an add on code. You never bill it alone. It attaches to 77067, the bilateral screening mammography code, and that pairing rule causes more denials on this code than anything else […]
CPT Code 85025: What It Covers, and Why Practices Keep Getting Denied
By Docscare team, AAPC-certified · Published July 21, 2026 · Last updated July 21, 2026 CPT 85025 covers a complete blood count with an automated differential white blood cell count. The official descriptor reads “Blood count; complete (CBC), automated (Hgb, Hct, RBC, WBC and platelet count) and automated differential WBC count.” That single word, differential, […]
CPT Code 73221: MRI of Any Upper Extremity Joint Without Contrast
By Docscare team, AAPC-certified · Published July 21, 2026 · Last updated July 21, 2026 CPT code 73221 covers magnetic resonance imaging of any upper extremity joint performed without contrast material. That includes the shoulder, elbow, wrist, and the joints of the hand. The American Medical Association maintains it inside the diagnostic radiology range for upper extremities. […]
CPT Code 97140: What It Covers, How to Bill It, and Why Claims Get Denied
By Docscare team, AAPC-certified · Published July 21, 2026 · Last updated July 21, 2026 CPT code 97140 covers manual therapy techniques applied to one or more body regions, billed in 15 minute increments as a timed code. Techniques include joint mobilization, manipulation, manual lymphatic drainage, manual traction, and soft tissue mobilization. If you run […]
CPT Code 77067: What It Covers, How to Bill It, and Why Claims Get Denied
By Docscare team, AAPC-certified · Published July 20, 2026 · Last updated July 20, 2026 What is CPT code 77067? CPT code 77067 covers a screening mammography of both breasts, two views per breast, including computer aided detection when performed. CPT code 77067 covers a screening mammography of both breasts, two views per breast, including […]
CPT Code 99212: Description, Requirements, and Reimbursement
By Docscare team, AAPC-certified · Published July 18, 2026 · Last updated July 18, 2026 Direct Answer CPT code 78452 reports myocardial perfusion imaging by SPECT with multiple studies, meaning both the rest and the stress acquisitions in one code. It is the higher-value sibling of 78451, which covers a single study. Because 78452 already […]
CPT Code 78452: The 2026 Billing and Denial Guide for Cardiology Practices
By Docscare team, AAPC-certified · Published July 17, 2026 · Last updated July 17, 2026 If you run billing for a cardiology practice, 78452 is one of the codes that quietly costs you money. The scan gets performed correctly. The report gets written. Then the claim comes back denied, or it pays less than it […]
