72141 CPT Code: MRI of the Cervical Spine Without Contrast
By Docscare team, AAPC-certified · Published July 17, 2026 · Last updated July 17, 2026 The 72141 CPT code reports a magnetic resonance imaging study of the cervical spinal canal and its contents, performed without contrast material. In plain terms, it’s a neck MRI with nothing injected to brighten the image. If you bill imaging […]
Thyroid Ultrasound CPT Code: Everything Your Practice Needs to Bill It Right
By Docscare team, AAPC-certified · Published July 17, 2026 · Last updated July 17, 2026 What Is the CPT Code for a Thyroid Ultrasound? There is one CPT code most practices reach for when billing a thyroid ultrasound: 76536. But a second code, 76537, exists for a reason, and mixing the two up is one […]
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy CPT Code: A Coder’s Guide to 47562, 47563, and 47564
By Docscare team, AAPC-certified · Published July 16, 2026 · Last updated July 16, 2026 The CPT code for a standard laparoscopic cholecystectomy is 47562. If the surgeon performs an intraoperative cholangiogram, the code changes to 47563. If the surgeon explores the common bile duct, it becomes 47564. Three codes, three distinct clinical pictures, and […]
J3301 CPT Code Description: What It Means and How to Bill It Right
By Docscare team, AAPC-certified · Published July 16, 2026 · Last updated July 16, 2026 Search “J3301 CPT code” and most results skip the one fact that actually prevents denials: J3301 isn’t a CPT code at all. It’s an HCPCS Level II code, and that distinction changes how you should think about billing it. Direct […]
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 […]
