What are Category III codes and how are they best used for billing?
Published: Mon, 02/03/20
What are Category III codes and how are they best used for billing? Current Procedural Terminology codes provide a uniform language for reporting…
Medical Coding Pro
Medical Coding practice exams and exam preparation tools and information
Overlooked codes physicians should consider
Published: Fri, 01/31/20
Overlooked codes physicians should consider It’s a common complaint heard among primary care physicians: Evaluation and management (E/M) codes don’t…
Outpatient coding worsened in 2019, 5 insights
Published: Wed, 01/29/20
Outpatient coding worsened in 2019, 5 insights An annual coding contest revealed that the accuracy of outpatient coding worsened in 2019, ICD-10…
Important Message from Medicare Not Clear
Published: Mon, 01/27/20
Important Message from Medicare Not Clear The Important Message from Medicare (IMM) has changed significantly in its latest reiteration, and the IMM…
Be a Success in Your Coding Career
Published: Fri, 01/24/20
Be a Success in Your Coding Career Success can cost you more than you thought it would. You might have heard the phrase, “everyone wants to be…
The Future Of Work Now-Medical Coding With AI
Published: Tue, 01/14/20
The Future Of Work Now-Medical Coding With AI The coding of medical diagnosis and treatment has always been a challenging issue. Translating a…
How healthcare organizations can capture all revenue
Published: Fri, 01/10/20
How healthcare organizations can capture all revenue Hospital billing departments coordinate health plan benefits every day. Typically, coordination…
Code Changes for 2020
Published: Wed, 01/08/20
Code Changes for 2020 Question: I am aware that diagnosis codes for 2020 updated Oct. 1, 2019, but what about CPT codes? And do you have any…
AMA Offers Checklist for E/M Coding and Documentation Changes
Published: Mon, 01/06/20
AMA Offers Checklist for E/M Coding and Documentation Changes The American Medical Association (AMA) recently issued a checklist for physician…
Funding Legislation Delays $4B in Medicaid DSH Payment Cuts
Published: Fri, 12/20/19
Funding Legislation Delays $4B in Medicaid DSH Payment Cuts Funding legislation aimed at keeping HHS and other non-Defense agencies running in fiscal…