CPT 72141 Billing Guide: Cervical MRI Without Contrast for 2026
Cervical spine MRI billing has two code selection errors that produce most first-submission denials, and billing teams usually discover them on the remittance advice. The 72141 cpt code (without contrast) and CPT 72142 (with contrast) carry an NCCI bundling restriction that fails the claim automatically when both appear together. This guide is a working playbook […]
CPT Code 88305: The 2026 Billing and Compliance Guide for Surgical Pathology
The 88305 cpt code draws more audits than any other code in anatomic pathology, and this guide is built for the people who defend it on a claim: pathology labs, billing managers, and RCM teams handling high-volume specimen coding. It’s the Level IV surgical pathology code, and 88305 carries more denial exposure than any other […]
CPT Code 64483: The 2026 Billing and Compliance Guide for Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Injections
If you bill lumbar transforaminal epidural injections, the 64483 cpt code is one of the most audit-exposed lines on your claims. This guide is written for pain management billers, practice managers, and RCM teams who submit 64483 to Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial payers. It’s operational, not clinical. The compliance picture tightened this year. CMS’s July […]
