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Find a Career as a Specialist in Medical Coding

Your first move to a new career as a Specialist in Medical Coding should be deciding if you have enough time to put yourself into a new career, as medical coding is demanding field. Medical coding schools are easier to find, but most healthcare facilities... Read >
Author: PDN Seek

Spot on Coding Does not Require An Overly-Detailed Coding Policy

An ICD-9 coding policy can certainly help keep your claims flowing smoothly, but then you cannot just set it up and sit back. Read on and know how to establish a policy that'll remain current and help you duck the the auditors when they come calling. T... Read >
Author: James Smith

Document Scanning - Convert Your Records Into Digital Assets

Cost Saving: The most important benefit of outsourcing medical coding is the reduction in operating cost. By outsourcing medical coding works, you can save cost on employee benefits such as health insurance, payroll taxes, and paid vacation time. In addit... Read >
Author: mosservices

What Makes Physician Billing Services Unique?

Medical and hospital billing differ from all other types of private business billing. Between the itemization for individualized services and the special requirements for insurance companies, the process can be overwhelming for someone in the accounting d... Read >
Author: Art Jones

Two New Codes for Diabetic Food Ulcer Treatment

As we go into the new year, the talk that's doing the rounds most among the coding community is the Cpt Code changes. CPT will come up with over 200 new codes with the purpose of helping you code more accurately. These changes will have an affect on sever... Read >
Author: James Smith

Expert Tips to Code Ear Diagnoses with Ease

During the winter season, patients' head colds lead to a variety of ear conditions. Here are some guidance to ensure you are coding right for all of the ear-associated diagnoses. Verify documentation for E/M with 69210 Cerumen removal can present vari... Read >
Author: James Smith

CPT 2011 Provides Revised Debridement Code Guidelines

Not sure when to go for a debridement code and an active wound code? Well, the latest CPT comes to your rescue with revised debridement code guidelines that explain how to choose between the two code groups. According to Chad Rubin, MD, FACS, American C... Read >
Author: James Smith

CPT 2011 Asks for CMS re-Examination of Time as Averages or Thresholds

All that fine green print on time in your E/M CPT 2011 manual comes down to one thing: you can round to the closest time code. However, that advice from CPT contradicts Medicare's threshold time guideline. CPT treats times as averages CPT 2011 indica... Read >
Author: James Smith

Checkout New Options for Lymph Cancer Drug

Starting January 2011, you will have three new J codes for leukemia and lymphoma treatments available for use. J9302 answers call for Arzerra Code If you provide Arzerra injections, take note of this new code. Oncologists normally use the medication ... Read >
Author: angela

Qualifications of a Good Medical Billing Service Provider

Medical billing companies and service providers are everywhere, which makes finding the right one for you quite overwhelming. Medical billing is an industry that provides assistance to health care providers, something that is in high demand right now. Tha... Read >
Author: jamesguertin

what is an ICD-9?

ICD-9 is a medical coding of diseases and infections. It is an important acronym which is used in medical field and stands for ninth revision of International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems. People who want to get inf... Read >
Author: sadia

Urology Practices to Be Hard Hit

Gear up for another nail-biting year to find out whether your Medicare payments will be slashed. The calendar year 2011 Physician Fee Schedule conversion factor is $25.5217. This amounts to a poor 30.7 percent cut as compared to the present rate of $36.87... Read >
Author: angela

Take a Look at Your Cardiac Cath Injection Coding Options In 2011

As you gear up to step into the New Year, you should start easing your practice into the CPT 2011 changes that'll be in effect on the first day of the year. Begin your preparations with this preview of some of the new and revised descriptors that may have... Read >
Author: James Smith

Tips to Keep Your Flu Shot Billing Simple

Intermediary warns that you shouldn't bill separately for vaccination supplies With fall comes flu season and a sea of questions about billing flu vaccinations. Here are some tips to keep your flu shot billing simple: Tip 1: Medicare covers only o... Read >
Author: angela

99360 Is Payable Provided You Follow the Rules

CPT's E/M section includes only one code for standby time. However limited choices does not ensure payment. Here are four areas to help you avoid leaving your claims hanging in the wings. Code based on availability, not care Your first step in gearin... Read >
Author: James Smith

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