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Medical Coding Surgical Procedure – Video
This one is kind of a brief one. Q: Medical Coding Surgical Procedure – I was wondering if someone could give me a few tips on how to figure out the wording when coding a surgical procedure? I have the …
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Medical Billers Medical Review for Medicare
The Social Security Act, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is mandated to protect the Medicare Trust Fund against inaccurate or excessive payments that pose risk to the Trust Fund and to take corrective measures to correct such. …
DVT Prophylaxis PQRS Medical Coding – Video
Q: DVT Prophylaxis – I’m a medical coder for a hospital. The providers often use diagnosis code “DVT Prophylaxis.” I can’t seem to find this dx code. Please help. A: I broke it all down for us. First, let’s talk …
Medical Billers Unexpected Charges
A person went into the hospital for a surgery on a herniated disk. He signed a bunch form set before him. Well, after the surgery, the bills started arriving. Bills in the range of $4,300 for the anesthesiologist, $56,000 from …
ICD-10-CM Under Dosing Medical Coding – Video
Alicia: ICD-10-CM Under Dosing Medical Coding – This is really interesting. There are certain things about ICD 10-CM that you need to be aware of so that you can assist your physician as the transition happens to say, “Hey! This …
AAPCs Certified Professional Biller Credential
As a medical billing instructor, I am frequently asked about the new CPB credential from AAPC. I think this new credential is great, and I feel students just out of a good medical billing course do have a chance of …
NHA Certification Exam – How it Affect Home Healthcare? – Video
Q: I currently hold a certification with NHA as a Certified Billing & Coding Specialist, and working in the field. My certification exam was on ICD-9. A: If you’re going to go with AHIMA you can stair-step up, but I …
Medical Malpractice Insurance of Interest to Medical Billers
Recently, I read an article by Dr. Belk that interested me so much and challenged my own perceptions about this issue that I wanted to discuss this issue in a blog post here :). I, like so many others, thought …