Surgery coding

[Jamie Trun]

So I am about to start my new job as a Coordinator-Medical coding/claims at a hospital where I'll be working in the department or surgery. I was wondering what additional books or references will help me. I am working on bubbling and highlighting my 2015 book. But at my other job I really didn't need much extras since it was at a physicians office. Any advice is appreciated! Thanks!

 

[joannesheehan]

So I am about to start my new job as a Coordinator-Medical coding/claims at a hospital where I'll be working in the department or surgery. I was wondering what additional books or references will help me. I am working on bubbling and highlighting my 2015 book. But at my other job I really didn't need much extras since it was at a physicians office. Any advice is appreciated! Thanks!

Hi Jamie,
Are you talking about a physician medical billing office in a hospital, such as a group practice management department where all hospital "employed" surgeons bill as Physician Part B - the only difference being they are salaried opposed to being independent? OR are you talking about facility billing in general? If it is physician billing, I would just keep my CPT, HCPCS and ICD-9-CM with me and probably an anatomy and physiology book as a reference tool in the event you are overseeing a surgeon's notes that you are not as proficient in. For example, you may know how to code neurosurgery without a reference book but may need to look at the anatomy book for micro-hand surgery.