Hospitalists play a crucial role in patient care, especially in inpatient settings. Hospital medicine practice requires using specific medical codes for billing medical services. Hospitalists often deal with complex medical conditions that require detailed...
Vascular dementia, a common type of dementia, is caused due to different conditions that interrupt blood flow to various regions of the brain. This health condition is characterized by a decline in...
This is an update to the blog ICD-10-CM Coding Updates 2022 New ICD-10 codes and ICD-10-PCS codes will come into effect on October 1, 2022. Issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is a surgical procedure performed to remove a herniated or degenerative disc from the neck area. The surgery aims to relieve spinal cord or nerve root...
This is an update to the blog Coding Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) Using the Correct Medical Codes One of the most common problems affecting the hand, carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) occurs due to the...
Regarded as a common eye disorder, Blepharitis occurs due to inflammation of the eyelids. Also called lid margin disease, the condition normally affects both eyes along the edges of the eyelids....
Established by the American Medical Association (AMA) CPT® Editorial Panel, proprietary laboratory analyses PLA codes are alphanumeric CPT codes that provide corresponding descriptors for...
With the introduction of ICD-10 codes in 2015, physicians had to make major changes to documentation. What healthcare providers should keep in mind at all times is that it is documentation that gets...
An effective mental health treatment, psychotherapy is used by psychotherapists and other mental health professionals to treat a wide range of mental disorders such as - depression, bipolar...
When compared to other organ transplant surgeries, heart transplant is a complicated procedure that has its own risks and complications. People who undergo heart transplant surgery need to take...
Endometriosis is a painful disorder that occurs when tissue similar to the lining of the uterus (endometrium) grows outside of the uterus. The most common sites of endometriosis are - ovaries,...