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Let’s look at the medical term “Arthrocentesis”. By breaking up the term into two sections, we find that “arthros” stands for “joint” and “kentesis” means “puncture”. So what is Arthrocentesis? Medical Coding Arthrocentesis When a healthcare provider surgically punctures a …
The basics of the codes for neoplasm table are easy to remember once you have worked with it a few times. Ask yourself these three questions before you start: 1) What body part is being affected by the neoplasm? The neoplasm …
CPC Exam Time Management – how do we manage our time? You are going to have some unanswered questions, it’s very likely. Now if you are doing the hour per column method, it’s very hard to leave some unanswered and …
General CPC Exam Tips – You need to understand that this is not a specialty exam. This is a core coding credential. They are testing you on your general understanding of medical coding principles. They say that really, you can …
While auditing a primary care practice’s charge slips last week, I realized that the group of physicians and other qualified health care professionals I was working with had no understanding of coding for basic injections. In fact, as I reflected …
All medical practices want to be successful, and just like any business, there are specific ways to attract and maintain patients in a competitive field. First and foremost, a Physician Practice Manager (PPM) must work with the healthcare providers within …
CPC Exam Question Breakdown – This is a rough breakdown of what’s covered on the exam. They do have on the website the topics that are covered, but they don’t really let you know how many questions per. This is …
CPC Exam Layout – I say CPC because most of the people that comes to these review classes are preparing for the CPC, some are preparing for a AHIMA’s CCS-P, the physician-based exam that they have. Others might be taking …