Verifying a patient’s insurance coverage before their appointment is a key step in the medical billing process. Insurance eligibility verification helps healthcare providers determine what services are covered under a patient’s insurance plan and what costs the...
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Documenting Osteoporosis with ICD-10 Codes
Osteoporosis is a condition that happens when bone density decreases and the body stops producing as much bone as it did before. Weak bones can lead to fall or fracture mainly in the spine, hip, and...
Updates for Anesthesia Coding and Reporting Guidelines in 2019
Anesthesia coding and billing can be complex and errors can lead anesthesia groups to become a target of the government's fraud and abuse detection efforts. In fact, many providers have come to...
Reporting Scoliosis – An Overview of the Condition and Medical Codes
Regarded as a common spine condition that affects people of all age groups, (including children, teenagers and adults), scoliosis causes the spine or backbone to curve sideways. This condition can...
ICD-10 Codes for Health Problems Caused by Cold Weather
Severe winter storms, freezing rain, ice pellets, and heavy snow continue to hit the United States. Physicians' practices are dealing with a large number of patients with cold injuries and need to...
ADA Takes Steps to Improve Dental Care Access for the Disabled
Being an experienced dental billing company, we stay current with the latest updates in the dental industry. The American Dental Association (ADA) has revised its Code of Professional Conduct to...
You’ll Love These ICD-10 Codes for Valentine’s Day Woes
ICD-10 and Valentine’s day – how are they linked? February is the month of love and love is in the air everywhere. But you have to be aware of the lurking afflictions. Just as any other holiday,...
Billing and Coding Arthroscopic Knee Surgery
Knee arthoplasty is a common minimally-invasive surgery performed in orthopedics. Reporting knee surgery can be complex as it requires a proper understanding of modifier usage, varying definitions,...
Key HCPCS Code Changes Effective January 1, 2019
The Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes represent codes assigned to procedures, supplies, products and services provided to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. HCPCS codes are...
How to Use Modifier 62 in Co-surgeon Claim Documentation
Often a surgery will be conducted by a primary surgeon, along with an assistant surgeon or other team of surgeons. But co-surgery refers to a single surgical procedure, which requires the skill of...
Seven Strategies to Improve Chiropractic Medical Billing and Revenue
With Medicare and private payer insurance changes and new requirements and regulations, chiropractic medical billing has become quite complex. In this dynamic scenario, chiropractors need to revamp...