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Alicia: Vascular Coding, and the title of this one was Not Cardiovascular Medical Coding. So, we always say “cardiovascular coding,” but Caren was saying, let’s look at the vascular aspect and a lot of people don’t realize there’s really a difference …
Many times I am asked what exactly does a medical biller do? It’s actually a great question! Medical billers review the patient medical record to abstract the diagnoses, procedure, and supply codes in order to bill payers using medical billing software. …
Laureen: OK. Next question is on Critical Care. This must be a recent one because they said it was great seeing us at conference. That’s what I like the most, being in the booth and students coming up and thanking us. …
I am asked all the time what type of education does a medical coder need. Medical coding takes about 12-20 weeks to learn, so the training is usually vocational in nature. Many people train online because the programs are self-paced and …
Laureen: Next is my question. Q: Please, could we do a review of behavioral health? I noticed the E/M and Psychotherapy coding algorithm that appeared in the 2104 CPT manual. Laureen asked me to mention it so that it could …
Having taught medical coding for many years, I am frequently asked what does a medical coder do, and is it a good career path. Basically, medical coders use alphanumeric characters found in reference manuals to apply codes to the diagnoses, …
Alicia: This was awesome. This was also a most excellent session. They did Emergency Department E/M and James Strafford, he was really good. I contacted him and he said, “Sure, go ahead use the notes” and I sent him some …
Having taught medical billing for the past 7 years, I am frequently asked how much a medical biller can make doing medical billing. The answer to this question is dependent on many factors including what type of facility one works …