A key component of revenue cycle management (RCM), medical coding involves converting medical services, diagnoses, procedures, and equipment into codes for claim submission. Accurate and compliant coding is necessary to minimize denials and for providers to receive...
If you happen to experience swelling and well-localized pain in the knee, which is made worse by twisting or squatting motions, then it must be a symptom of a torn meniscus. A meniscus (also called...
ICD-11 carries about 55,000 codes for injuries, diseases and causes of death, including several new codes and updates. Medical billing and coding service providers are aware that their teams will...
The evaluation and management (E/M) patient visit is the most common element in family practice medical billing. Billing the correct E/M level is necessary to avoid loss of revenue, payer billing...
Sleep disorders are medical problems that occur during sleep. Those having a hard time to fall asleep or stay asleep might be suffering from a sleep disorder. Lack of sleep can lead to chronic...
Allergy season is here. Spring allergies are typically triggered by pollen and often continue into the summer. Physicians’ practices are busy dealing with patients complaining of hay fever (allergic...
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 40 percent of smokers globally die from lung diseases, such as cancer, chronic respiratory diseases and tuberculosis. Tobacco use is the...
Pneumonia refers to an infection that causes inflammation in the lungs. Pneumonia can also occur as a result of less severe illnesses like the flu, if the infection hangs on without getting better....
The American Medical Association (AMA) has published the office and outpatient evaluation and management (E/M) CPT code changes that they intend to make in 2021. Understanding how to properly...
Also referred to as osteonecrosis, aseptic necrosis and ischemic bone necrosis, avascular necrosis (AVN) refers to the condition in which part of a bone or marrow dies due to interruption in blood...
Commonly used as bronchodilators, nebulizers are medical devices that can convert liquids into aerosols in the form of mist, so that it can be easily inhaled into the lower respiratory tract. This...