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Medical Coding Terms — VIDEO
There are so many basic medical coding terms you need to know early on. Here are a few with simple explanations. I get questions on these when people start the first couple chapters of the coding. The books tend to …
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Diagnosis Coding — VIDEO
One of the questions that we get from new students is knowing when you can and cannot perform diagnosis coding. I think a lot of students, as soon as they learn how to look up codes, they are ready to …
Peripheral Vascular Disease ICD 9 VIDEO
Peripheral Vascular Disease ICD 9. Alicia. Alicia: Ooh, another exciting one. I just did have another webinar class on PVDs so I learned quite a bit. It was very interesting. PVD and PAD kind of the same thing. When a …
Medical Coder Profile: Dianne M. Scavarda, CPC
Medical Coder Profile Interview with Dianne M. Scavarda Who is your employer? Long Term Care Physicians, Inc. What is your title/position? Medical coder How long have you worked there? 16 years Do you use paper manuals or online encoders (if the …
Burn ICD 9 — VIDEO
Alright, my turn, burn codes. Actually, I thought this was going to be a long one. It’s actually an easy one. So Theresa writes, “Here’s a question. What CPT in ICD 9 CM codes would be used to code a …
0, 10, 90 Day Global Period – VIDEO
Global period, okay. “This question is for Laureen. I know you’ve covered this in your Blitz. Can you go over and explain more in detail again how to answer a 0, 10, 90 day global period question, what keywords to …
Radiology Coding Contrast Question — VIDEO
Laureen: Okay, radiology coding contrast question. Theresa states, “I’m so confused. Can you please go over the paragraph entitled, ‘Administration of Contrast Material’ in the Radiology Guidelines on page 361 of the CPT manual, in particular, the 2nd paragraph regarding …
Are You Ready For ICD 10 CM?
The clock is ticking and you know you should be doing something to prepare for ICD 10 CM. It doesn’t matter what medical website you are logged into, you are going to be nudged, whether you like it or not, …