Watch these YouTube videos Getting Started In Medical Coding – https://youtu.be/cFyW-mwRAJAMedical Coding – Is It Right for You? – https://youtu.be/qlXKdUV_eRE Decide what kind of coding you would like to pursue Professional (Provider) – Coding for services provided by doctors and physician extenders such as surgery, office visits, and procedures.Inpatient – Coding for hospital stays and […]
You have been working hard, studying, and exploring all the different facets of medical coding. You got your certification. You landed a job. You’ve been delving deep into your medical records and assigning the codes to the best of your ability. You’re excited and proud and feeling confident. But then it happened. You failed your […]
A TB test or PPD ( purified protein derivative) is a common method for testing patients for tuberculosis and is often performed for pre-employment clearances. It is also known as the Mantoux test. In the procedure, a small concentration of PDD is placed just under the skin to form a small bump or bubble. Within […]
Polydactyly occurs in about 1 out of every 500 births in the United States, affecting both male and female babies equally. In most cases, it is a small piece of aberrant soft tissue adjacent to the thumb or pinky, but in some instances, there can bone and joint involvement. Knowing what to look for can […]
More and more people these days have a “side hustle” or an extra way to earn income. There are traditional side jobs as well as more creative ways to earn income like selling crafts on Etsy or working as an online personal assistant. The internet is filling up with new ideas to earn some extra […]
A modifier 24 can be utilized to pay for unrelated evaluation and management services during a global period. In the case of a transplant (such as liver or kidney), a special condition is carved out in modifier 24 guidelines that allow for billing of immunosuppressive therapy management during the 90-day postoperative period. Outpatient office visits […]
1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime. The switch from ICD-9 to ICD-10 brought more specific codes to better define breast cancer based on the location of the cancer in the breast. New codes have been proposed by the ICD-10-CM Committee to further classify BRCA gene mutations, which are indicators of […]
Novitas, a Fiscal Intermediate covering 12 states, quietly updated the Evaluation and Management FAQs on July 15, 2019. It now states that start and stop times are requirements for all time-based evaluation and management services. Per Novitas: The following must be in the patient’s medical record in order to report an E/M service based on […]
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