16+ hour, 33+ min ago   (17+ words) CPT codes should be free for clinicians and the public to read and use, advocacy group argues...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (400+ words) An American patient tried to cancel her imaging appointment after learning it was $1,200 with insurance. However, a medical staff member suggested she opt out of it because then the price would drop to $480. The internet was left stunned by the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (405+ words) The CPT codes provide a standardized way to talk about and bill for medical services, and are deeply ingrained into U.S. healthcare — including in the government, which uses the CPT system to code for healthcare services and procedures in federal programs....

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (104+ words) Bloomberg Law News Price transparency advocacy group PatientRightsAdvocate.org Inc. sued the American Medical Association on Thursday, seeking permission from a federal court in Illinois to publish the AMA’s billing code manual for free. The AMA’s Current Procedural Terminology codes…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (103+ words) Bloomberg Law News Price transparency advocacy group PatientRightsAdvocate.org Inc. sued the American Medical Association on Thursday, seeking permission from a federal court in Illinois to publish the AMA’s billing code manual for free. The AMA’s Current Procedural Terminology codes…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (285+ words) WASHINGTON, Aug. 13, 2026 Lawsuit argues patients, health plans, and medical providers should not have to pay a private trade association to access codes required for use by federal and state law WASHINGTON, Aug. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, PatientRightsAdvocate.org (PRA) filed a lawsuit…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago   (783+ words) Judit Sharon calls on hospitals to ensure urgent clinical communications reach the right clinician or role, command attention, provide visibility into receipt and ownership, and escalate when unanswered. Message delivery does not prove clinical accountability. A delivered message cannot confirm…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago   (280+ words) Complaints of opaque tariffs and hidden costs in private hospital bills, are often heard from patient families. But a recent Parliamentary panel report has flagged similar concerns, and called for a cap on prices — bracketing them with a three-star hotel…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (144+ words) New Delhi: A Department-related Parliamentary Committee on Health and Family Welfare has recommended that private hospitals in large metropolitan cities cap room charges at the average tariff of three-star hotels in the area around the hospital. The recommendation comes amid…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (234+ words) The Kegalle Magistrate’s Court imposed a fine of Rs. 520,000 on a private hospital in Kegalle for using expired chemicals and equipment and charging more than the controlled price for blood tests. The fine was imposed following submissions made to court…...