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As a medical billing instructor of many years, I am frequently asked how to land that first medical billing job. My intention is to make this article concise and focused on the steps that I suggest to my own medical …
Alicia: Q: Alright. We had a question come in through the forum that was really good; it’s about NCD and LCDs. Now, with just that acronym, you’re not going to know what that is, National Coverage Determination and Local Coverage …
In medical billing, one doesn’t want rejected claims. However, rejected claims will happen. It is important to do our best as medical billers to minimize the amount of claims rejections we receive. How can this be done? Following good medical …
Q #20: Is it appropriate to use V79.8 OR V20.2 for MCHAT diagnosis code when a screening questionnaire is given to the parent to complete for an 18-month old. A. M-CHAT stands for Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddler. An …
Frequently, I am asked by students which form to use between the CMS-1500 form versus the UB-04 form. In most medical billing training programs, it is taught that inpatient billing uses the UB-04 form and outpatient billing uses the CMS-1500 …
Tamara: I think any time that you get a certification underneath your belt, it only makes you better and it makes you more marketable to do that. The auditing certification isn’t extremely difficult per se, but it’s very, very different …
Boyd: What opportunities are out there for medical auditors today? I understand that there’s a certain type of person who kind of looks like, from what I’ve learned from Laureen and Alicia, that some people who like to be their …
Boyd: A lot of people are hearing about you for the first time here, so we wanted to get a little profile on you, Tammy. So, tell us a little bit about how long you’ve been involved in medical coding …