• 1 News You Can Use: Don't Overlook New Modifier 59 Guidance from Some Medicare Contractors

• 2 Back to Basics: Don't Let the Alphabet Soup of Operative Reports Thwart Your Coding

• 3 Quick Quiz: 5 Sample Notes Help Your Test Your Abbreviation Know-How

• 4 Clip and Save: Tack This Acronym List to Your Wall for Quick Reference

• 5 Reader Question: No Void = No 51728

• 6 Reader Question: Nail Down Proper HGPIN, PIN, and ASAP Diagnosis Coding

• 7 Reader Question: Look to Lab Schedule for 89321 Fees

• 8 Reader Question: Include Topical Anesthetic in Procedure Billing

• 9 Reader Question: Turn to Unlisted E/M If Visit Doesn't Match Key Element Requirements

• 10 Reader Question: Different Same-Day Sessions Don't Warrant 59

• 11 Reader Question: Just Because You Can, Don't Break Every Bundle

• 12 You Be the Coder: 2 Codes Portray Lithotomy with Stent + Tube Placement