• 1 Gastric Restrictive Procedure: 43770 and Beyond: 3 Tips Promise Proper 'Banding' Code Choice

• 2 E/M Reporting: Grab Value From '95 vs. '97 Guideline Distinction

• 3 News Brief: Get Ready for Medicare Pay Cuts -- Yet Again -- in 2013

• 4 ICD-10: Add 'Excess Calories' to Obesity Documentation

• 5 Global Days Restrict Lap-Band Adjustment Pay

• 6 Reader Question: Details Flesh Out Ileotransverse Bypass Code

• 7 Reader Question: Modifier, Not Code, May Capture Take-Down

• 8 Reader Question: Preserving Structures Governs Neck Code Choice

• 9 Reader Question: Take Care When Billing for Same-Day E/M Visits

• 10 You Be the Coder: Don't Miss Sentinel Node Service