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Tammy: Q: [NCCI Coding Edits] – I wanted to know if someone can clarify some confusion I have about when multiple surgeries are done on a patient but the codes the physician is using conflict with each other because of …
Q: [Integumentary System Medical Coding] Can you please discuss ICD-9 coding for skin wounds, ulcer, abscesses, infections, and cellulitis? I am looking to clarify the difference between wound and other types of skin issues previously listed.” Well, I am going …
Q: [HIV Codes ICD-9 (and ICD-10) Codes] On the HIV codes, when do you use the V code versus the O code? Would you code the patient as being active if they have a history of it? A: I will …
Boyd: You have three questions around this: Won’t you want to code the afib as a history because of the current issues? Alicia: No. He says he doesn’t have it and there isn’t a code for a history of afib, …
I grabbed another one, and again it is here for a six-month check. These are routine, very common cases where a person has a cardiac problem. Again, I’m going to go ahead and slide down to the bottom. I always …
Alicia: Q: [Basic Cardiology Medical Coding] I am having trouble putting it all together! Reading a question and figuring out what to do in cardio issues. Can you go over cardio? A: What I decided to do was take a …
Is Medical Coding Hard? (Proven Medical Coding Techniques That Work) – According to Pam Brooks, coding manager for Wentworth-Douglas Hospital, “Medical coding is not difficult for the right person”. It requires attention to detail because nothing can be missed when processing patient …
Medical coding is a dynamic occupation, as evidenced by the health care community’s implementation of the ICD-10 code set as of October 1, 2015. ICD-10 is more advanced than the decades-old ICD-9 code set that it replaces, and the skills …