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Question: What is lobar pneumonia? Is right lower lobe (RLL) pneumonia coded as lobular pneumonia? Pneumonia is a common infection that affects the air sacs in one or both lungs. Unfortunately, when the air sacs fill with pus and other …
Medical codes are used to describe diagnoses and treatments, determine costs and reimbursements, and relate one disease or drug to another. Patients can use medical codes to learn more about their diagnosis, learn more about the services their practitioner has …
This one is kind of a brief one. Q: Medical Coding Surgical Procedure – I was wondering if someone could give me a few tips on how to figure out the wording when coding a surgical procedure? I have the …
Q: [Coding Experience] How do you break into the field? Should I get certified first? I had the CPC in 2007. Now I am wanting to make a career of this but need the practical experience. What would you advise …
Q: [CPC Exam Prep] I took my CPC exam and I was taking a bit too long on some of the op report scenarios, what are some things that I can do to speed up the process on finding the …
Q: Next question, stick & stuff medical codes. Now, this I know is a student because this is exactly how I teach it. I love it how they talk to me. The question is: For code 90636 “stuff” HepA & …
Q: Next question: “I am working on an A/R project and I’ve noticed that Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) is denying CPT code 36415 as inclusive with 85025. Not sure if I’m supposed to submit an appeal or adjusting it …
Multiple Diagnoses in One Category – this can confuse people a little bit. You can use multiple codes for one category. It’s not like you just grab one and then that’s all you can use because you use that category, …