05 Oct, 21
Podiatry Coding: Routine Foot Care Exceptions and Exclusions
Routine foot care in podiatry coding is not a covered Medicare benefit. Medicare assumes that the patient or caregiver will perform. . .
15 Sep, 21
Coding update: ICD-10-PCS Code 2022
Medical Coding update 2022 ICD-10-PCS codes are to be used for discharges occurring from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022...
10 Aug, 21
Coding update: ICD-10 CM Update 2022
Medical Coding ICD-10 CM update 2022. There are 159 additions, 32 deletions and 20 revisions to...
MEDICAL CODING FOR SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES
Earlier this week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released its annual "Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance Report."...
20 Oct, 20
Medical Coding Offers Stable And Lucrative Career
The medical coding professionals responsibility is to review the patient’s medical...
24 Mar, 19
Dental-Medical Cross Coding for Wisdom Tooth Removal
Every year, millions of people have their wisdom teeth removed. Although it is not necessary for...
18 Aug, 18
NEW MEDICARE TELEHEALTH SERVICES CODES FOR 2018
As technology reshapes the way people think about the provision of healthcare, telehealth services are on the rise. In order to respond to this trend, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is adding several new codes to the CPT and the HCPCS code sets for calendar year 2018. If your practice provides telehealth […]
25 Feb, 18
5 Major Benefits Of Outsourced Coding
Healthcare organizations continue to be challenged by this ever-evolving industry. Regulatory...
18 Oct, 17
ICD-10-CM Coding for Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI)
Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) is the most common infections that patients acquire within healthcare facilities. According to a study published in BMC Health Services Research in May 2017, urinary tract infections in general account for up to 36 percent of the infections
18 Mar, 17
NEW K CODES FOR CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORS
In the United States today, an estimated 30.3 million people — about 9.4 percent of the total population — has diabetes. Patients with diabetes have to monitor their blood glucose levels regularly in order to make key health decisions related to diet and insulin dosage. The traditional way for patients with diabetes to test their […]