ICD-10 medical coding includes documenting a range of external causes for injury, and you may need to use these specific codes especially during the winter season. Driving during winter months is...
Documenting and Coding Behavior Change Interventions – Smoking Cessation
Behavior change interventions are crucial to address lifestyle modification for disease prevention, long-term disease management and addiction. Every year usually brings important changes in family...
ICD-10 Surgery Codes – Essentials for Appropriate Reimbursement
Today, most general surgery practices and departments of surgery rely on experienced medical billing and coding companies to ensure that claims get paid. However, accurate documentation of...
Digital Health Insurance Cards – a New Challenge for Medical Billing and Health Insurance Verification?
Different types of technological advancements are making their way into physicians’ practices and helping them manage their workflow better. Insurance eligibility verification got a makeover...
How Physicians can Optimize Revenue from Wellness Visits
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) encourages patients to be much more active participants in their own healthcare and learn about their covered medical services. Medicare beneficiaries now get coverage...
October 1, 2016 Ends ICD-10 “Flexibilities” – Accuracy No Longer Optional
CMS had granted healthcare providers, hospitals and medical coding companies a one-year grace period for ICD-10-coded medical claims. An ICD-10 coding flexibility policy was implemented last year...
How to Code for Hypertensive Heart Disease
Hypertensive Heart Disease (HHD) refers to damage inflicted on the heart as a result of prolonged high blood pressure (hypertension). It is one of the leading causes of illness and death associated...
Medical Billing for Behavioral Health Services – Challenges and Solutions
Recent changes to both diagnostic and procedure codes as well as variability in requirements across private and public insurers pose many challenges for behavioral health medical billing: ICD-10-CM...
Medical Specialties with Complex Coding Challenges under ICD-10
Now that ICD-10-CM implementation is well on its way, it is evident as to how various specialties have been affected by the changes. Providers can ensure appropriate reimbursement only by...