• 1 Make the Most of VAC/VAD in 3 Easy Steps

• 2 Learn Why It's Necessary to Demonstrate Medical Necessity

• 3 Why Modifiers 76 and 77 Matter -- Even When They Don't

• 4 News That Affects You: 2007 Conversion Factor Doesn't Budge, Payments Will

• 5 Reader Question: Placing Pump Won't Pay

• 6 Reader Question: Implant Removal Is Part of Excision

• 7 Reader Question: 2 Day's Observation May Not Mean 2 Codes

• 8 Reader Question: Rely on Unlisted -- if It's Appropriate

• 9 You Be the Coder: How Does Depth Affect Excision Coding?