A leading cause of death among children and the elderly, pneumonia is an infection that can affect one or both lungs. Caused by bacteria, viruses, or fungi, this lung infection can inflame the air sacs (alveoli) in one or both lungs. Fluid or pus accumulation in...
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...
The ICD-10 grace period ended on Oct 1, 2016 and chiropractors must now use ICD-10 codes that are considerably more specific than the ICD-9 codes. Reliable chiropractic medical billing and coding...
Medicare defines medical necessity as: “health-care services or supplies needed to prevent, diagnose, or treat an illness, injury, condition, disease, or its symptoms and that meet accepted...
When it comes to psychiatry medical billing, addiction to any drugs can be documented using ICD-10 codes. While these drugs are necessary to treat psychiatric conditions, the sad truth is that they...
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...
An inflammatory condition that affects the lung tissue, pneumonia can be caused by bacterial infections, inhalation of irritating chemicals, inhalation of stomach contents, or infections by uncommon...
Postoperative complications can be general or specific to the particular surgery. They are an important cause of morbidity, mortality, extended hospital stay and increased costs. Some examples of...
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...
There are several differences between the format of ICD-9 and ICD-10 coding and this has brought about new medical billing and coding challenges. One of these is the need to assign the 7th character...
Can a virtual-reality game played on mobile phone really cause physical injuries? Yes, “Pokemon Go” can. The craze for the game is resulting in more and more accidents. Using Google Maps, it creates...