Medical Coder Profile Ariane Jackson – Video

We have a fantastic guest tonight, it’s Ariane. Are you there? I love the picture of you and the pumpkins. Ariane: I am here. Alicia: That’s you, I like the pumpkins. And you passed your exam in July. So, has …

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What does a Practicode Case Look Like – Video

Q: What does Practicode case look like and how do you abstract from it? A: I’m not taking you to Practicode, what we do on a Thursday night student webinar support calls is that one portion of that we do …

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Online Coding Courses for Medical Coding Certificate – Video

Laureen: Q#4: I have heard that if you fail the ICD-10 exam you will lose ICD-9 CPC certificate, is this true? Alicia: No. Laureen: A: No. They really just want you to demonstrate that you have touched the ICD-10 codes …

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Medical Billing and Coding Book Available Online – Video

Q #26: What does the ICD-CM delay effect the coding books for 2015? Is there going to be an update? A: I don’t think so. They didn’t do an update for 2014. They’re done. They are ready to move on, …

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Medical Coding Certificate – How to be a Medical Coder – Video

Q #14: New grad RN wants to obtain CPC certificate. Who wants CPC coder without coding experience? How to find jobs? A: Laureen: Well, there’s actually a couple of issues tied in with here, but we’re getting a lot of …

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Medical Coding Lesion Removal

Medical Coding Lesion Removal

A Medical Coding Student Asks: “When coding 17000, 003 and 004, do you put the number of lesions removed units or do you just list each lesion separately with the 59 modifier? I’ve seen it both ways. I’m thinking of …

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