Why CRC Certification — Certified Risk Adjustment Course 2.0

Why CRC Certification — Certified Risk Adjustment Course 2.0

Chandra: CRC Certification — For those of you who have been waiting for this course, we thank you so much for hanging in there with us. We wanted to make sure that this is the best course that we could …

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ICD 10 for BMI — Body Mass Index ICD-10-CM Coding

ICD 10 for BMI — Body Mass Index ICD-10-CM Coding

Q: ICD 10 for BMI — “I was recently coding a scenario where the patient was a 20 year old obese patient and received an error with the BMI code I selected. The error indicated the code I reported was not …

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CCO June 2016 Q&A Webinar Intro | FREE Medical Coding Webinar

CCO June 2016 Q&A Webinar Intro | FREE Medical Coding Webinar

Boyd: Welcome everybody to the Certification Coaching free medical coding webinar for June 2016. This is Boyd, your webmaster here at https://www.cco.us, along with Alicia Scott and Chandra Stephenson. Hello ladies, how are you doing today? Alicia: I’m doing great! Boyd: We’re …

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Need Presentations for Your AAPC Local Chapter? CCO Presents FREE!

Need Presentations for Your AAPC Local Chapter? CCO Presents FREE!

Laureen: This slide is to let you know if you are involved in a AAPC local chapter or any coding group, or you would want us to come speak for you. We don’t have to live near you, we can …

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FREE COC Practice Exam from CCO — Download NOW!

FREE COC Practice Exam from CCO — Download NOW!

FREE COC Practice Exam – GET IT NOW! Laureen: This is where we wanted to announce that, thank you. Ruth Sheets, who is on our team, works very hard at creating our mock board exams. She‘s finished the first COC …

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Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) CPT Coding

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) CPT Coding

Q: Please review PCI (Percutaneous Coronary Intervention) CPT Coding. A: These codes went through a change in 2013 and it’s a big change. You get used to how something work and you teach it year after year and it took …

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How to Determine if OS Site is Primary or Secondary?

How to Determine if OS Site is Primary or Secondary

Q: “Can we discuss coding osteoarthritis? I often see it diagnosed as osteoarthritis with a specified site but not if it is primary or secondary.” A: This one is pretty simple. A primary osteoarthritis is considered wear and tear, and …

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Emergency Department Visits Diagnoses Medical Coding Guidelines

Emergency Department Visits Diagnoses Medical Coding Guidelines

Q: Are Emergency Department visits diagnoses which state “suspected,” “presumed,” etc., to be coded following the inpatient or outpatient guidelines? That is, are coders to follow inpatient guidelines of “confirmed” if the patient is admitted through the ED to Observation/Inpatient …

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