Medical coding is the conversion of healthcare diagnoses, procedures, medical services, and equipment into ICD-10, CPT, and HCPCS codes. Healthcare organizations need to use the appropriate medical codes to describe services provided in claims submitted to commercial...
Bronchitis refers to the inflammation of the bronchi and is mainly categorized as acute and chronic bronchitis. If viruses and bacterial infections are the major cause of acute bronchitis, cigarette...
The expansion of diagnosis codes with ICD-10 makes the endocrinology medical coding process more complex as this specialty involves a wide array of diagnoses and procedures. Endocrinology providers...
There occurred significant changes in CPT medical coding this year with an estimated 264 new codes, 143 deleted codes, and 134 revised codes and most of these codes do have an effect on primary care...
Many healthcare organisations and small practices are facing difficulties such as escalating costs, fewer reimbursements etc in the transition to ICD-10. In-house medical billing and coding can be...
Since the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) delayed the implementation of the revaluation of lower GI endoscopy codes in the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Final Rule for...
Hypertension is high blood pressure and a major health problem found in Americans, especially the elderly. This is a serious condition since hypertension is a risk factor for heart disease and other...
Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is a most common type of skin cancer. The cancer begins in the sqamous cells, the tissue the forms the surface of the cells. This usually occur on the body areas...
Allergic rhinitis or hay fever is a condition marked by symptoms such as runny nose and itchy eyes, mouth or skin. According to the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, this condition...
The transition to ICD-10 coding in 2015 will be crucial for palliative care units since a large portion of their reimbursement are diagnosis driven. Palliative care ensures early identification,...
The Human Immunodeficiency Virus or HIV is a retrovirus that affects the human immune system and allows people become much more susceptible to infections and diseases. This virus found in body...