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It is no secret that I am an advocate for understanding the medical practice in its entirety. To be the best coder, a CPC should understand billing – and vice versa. Now I am going to step the criteria up a …
So now we’re going to get into our first content question and this came from… I forget who asked it but they wanted to know about the medical practice management questions that are on the CPC exam. “So my problem …
ICD 9 CM Coding Practice Exercise Another ICD 9 CM coding question but this one’s related to sequencing. The student asked, “Is there a rule of thumb to which code should be billed first if the ICD 9 does not …
Medical Coding From Home — Coder Interview Today’s technology allows medical coding from home. This is one of the many positive benefits of this profession. Carolyn Heath is currently working with a client through an agency and her specific title …
Alicia: Okay, omit codes. I had to think about this for a little bit and I actually sent a message out to a couple of my coder friends who have been coding a lot longer than I have and who …
Let’s assume you are working for a large physician practice or medical group and you are the coding manager. You check your staff’s work against the providers’ documentation, and everything seems to be in order. Insurance claims should pay without …
Debridement and skin graft. What’s the correct skin graft CPT code ? The question is, “A patient had a debridement and a skin graft in an acute setting. Now the patient has had a LTAC so long term acute care …
Alicia: This can go really, really fast guys because mainly, what CEUs are, Continuing Education Units- or medical coding continuing education. And if you’ve got a license or certification of any type, you’re going to be expected to get CEUs. …