Coding for Cushing’s Syndrome 255.0 Medical Coding Video

Alicia: Cushing syndrome, the code for that is 255.0 and the question was – Q: I encountered this question in one of the online exams that I purchased. I’m confused, because I believe that in neoplasm you need to code …

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What is a Medical Auditor – Video

Tammy: Q: Being an Auditor — “I’m a coder, but I was wondering what is different about being an auditor, and if I decided to pursue that area, what would I need in order to be one? Do I need …

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Physician Practice Management CPPM Certification Credential – Video

Laureen: Jo-Anne is a… Jo-Anne: Here I am. Laureen: Oh good…instructor for our PPM course and she’s a coach for a gaggle of students that we have. We’re really keeping her busy these days. I’ll let her go ahead and …

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Physician Doesn’t Give The Length of Laceration in ER – Video

Q: [Length of Laceration] – “If the physician doesn’t give the length of a laceration in ER should you query him or can you use what the ER nurse documented in her flow sheet?” A:  You chase him down the …

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Pathology Consultation Coding – CPC Practice Exam Question

The next question I was going to answer is on Pathology Consultation Coding. We had a student that was struggling with this question from our practice exam and it says: Q:  “During surgery to remove a malignant neoplasm of laryngeal cartilages, …

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J1 Status Indicator – COC Medical Coding Course – Video

Laureen: OK! Tammy is our instructor coach for our COC course, formerly CPC-H, our CPMA, our medical auditing course, and she’s going to be helping develop some new medical coding courses with us. We’re very appreciative of having her on …

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Coding Modifiers 58 and 59 | CEU on Demand Class – Video

Q:  Coding Modifiers 58 and 59 — “Can you give me examples of situations that need medical coding modifiers for CPT… especially 58 and 59?” A:  That’s a very, very broad question. This question was designed to be answered in …

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Review of LVAD RVAD Insertion Codes – Video

This was very exciting, so whoever submitted this question, I really appreciated it because after I did the research, I didn’t know as much or hardly anything about this subject. I particularly like cardiology. Q: Can you review the LVAD/RVAD …

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