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Q #1: Alicia, would you please explain “Medicare Advantage Coding” please? HCC and Medicare Advantage Coding – Video A: That has to do with HCC Coding, Medicare Advantage, and they do diagnosis coding. So, Medicare Advantage Coding is done for …
Boyd: What are you talking about when you’re talking about HCC Coding? HCC Medical Coding – Video Alicia: HCC Coding is a type of specialty coding and it’s hierarchical coding and that’s done for Medicare Advantage. It’s only done for …
Another thing about ICD-10 is that you kind of need to understand the disease process when coding an ICD-10. You do that with ICD-9 but it’s so much more in ICD-10, so I thought I’d pull out something, like one …
Alicia: OK. Let’s look at a little cardiac case and let’s see how this knowledge plays out. Q: Mrs. Plum has been diagnosed with left posterior tibial artery occlusion due to stenosis. A: We’re going to do this in ICD-10-CM …
Mental Health – This question came in and took me a few minutes to figure out exactly what they were asking, but once I did a little research I got where this person was coming from. Q: I am trying …
Now that we’ve learned more about the heart, Part 2: Circulation, Arteries and Veins, let’s get into that. Can you tell I like this? I really do. I learned this at a young age and it stuck with me. This …
I am asked by my medical billing students what is so great about ICD-10 and why do we NEED to change to it. It’s a valid question for a new student to ask. With all the talk about ICD-10 implementation …
Long term care as in nursing home care  is not really covered by traditional medical insurance policies. Medicare benefits only cover short term or basic care. If a plan member needs to spend many months, or even years, in a nursing home, they will quickly …