Respiratory Dependency Medical Coding – Video

Laureen:  Alright, respiratory dependency medical coding. Alicia:    And this is a very quick and easy one. Q: Could you explain how to code for respiratory dependency? Q: I have a coding question for work, I was considering if you could …

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Failed ICD 9 Wait for ICD 10? — Video

Laureen: Q-39: Question, if I have not been successful in passing the CPC TEST WITH ICD-9, or should one wait till ICD-10? Alicia:    No! Do not wait till ICD-10. Failed ICD 9 Wait for ICD 10? – Video Laureen:   Yeah. …

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Gestational Diabetes Coding – Video

Laureen:  Yeah… Alright, now I think we go back to your gestational diabetes. Alicia:  Q: I want to code 648.8 for gestational diabetes. I do NOT need a 250 code with that, correct? Because 250 codes EXCLUDE gestational diabetes. Right? …

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Using Google for Researching Medical Coding – Video

Laureen:     This is where we talk about this G0008 versus regular codes. You can come here and look this up. So, the trick to doing that is you just to pull up Google, you type in your keyword or phrase …

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Books for the Physician Based Coding Course – Video

Laureen: Q-6: Is there a detailed list of all the books a student needs to purchase for the Physician Based Coding course? A: Your textbooks are included – you just need to bring your coding manuals to the party. And …

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Practicode Example Coding a Diabetes Case – Video

Alicia:  OK. So, Laureen and I we’re talking, we talked about Practicode and we kept mentioning it but you haven’t really seen an example of what a case looks like in Practicode, and so what we thought maybe we try …

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Photodynamic Therapy Coding Considered a Diagnostic – Video

Laureen: Q-36: Is Photodynamic Therapy considered a diagnostic or more like a procedure, surgery? A: It’s more like a procedure.  The way it works is the patient takes a drug that is attracted to tumors or whatever they are after, …

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Medical Coding for Skin Substitute – Video

Laureen: Q: Skin substitute question. How would you report the application of a 5 sq. cm. skin substitute to the right index finger, 6 sq. cm. skin substitute to the left thumb, and a 15 sq. cm. skin substitute to …

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