Also referred to as birth defects, congenital anomalies may result from pregnancy or birth complications or genetic malformation. These anomalies include congenital malformations, deformations, and...
Documenting and Coding Strep Throat – A Common Winter Ailment
A common winter ailment, strep throat causes inflammation and pain in the throat. Caused by Group A Streptococcus bacteria or Streptococcus pyogenes, the condition can affect people of all age...
Get Ready for New Medicare Beneficiary Identifier (MBI)
Effective January 1, 2020, all claims submitted to Medicare must be billed with the new Medicare Beneficiary Identifier (MBI) in place of the Health Insurance Claim number (HICN). Starting in 2018,...
Leukoplakia – Causes, Diagnosis and Treatment
A U.S. based medical billing outsourcing company with extensive experience, Outsource Strategies International (OSI) provides medical billing and coding services for individual physicians, medical...
Diverticular Disease – Risk Factors, Symptoms, and ICD-10 Codes
Diverticular disease is a common gastrointestinal condition encountered by primary care physicians and gastroenterologists. It occurs as people age. While diverticulosis occurs when pouches...
Reporting Alopecia Areata using ICD -10 Codes
Affecting 6.8 million people in United States, alopecia areata is a common autoimmune disorder that often leads to unpredictable hair loss. The disease develops when the body's immune system...
Documenting and Coding Osteoarthritis (OA)
Based in the US, Outsource Strategies International (OSI) has vast experience in providing accurate HIPAA-compliant medical billing and coding services for physician offices/ clinics and...
Documenting and Coding Tennis Elbow (Lateral epicondylitis) – A Common Sports Injury
Regarded as one of the most common sports related elbow injuries, tennis elbow is a condition that causes pain and inflammation around the outside of the elbow. Also called lateral epicondylitis,...
Medicare Coverage Guidelines for CAR T-cell Therapy
An experienced medical coding company based in the U.S., Outsource Strategies International (OSI) stays up-to-date with changes in the coverage policies and guidelines of Medicare, Medicaid and...