Halloween, a time of whimsy and eerie enchantment, brings forth a wave of creativity and celebration. However, lurking beneath the shadows of the haunted decorations lies a less festive reality - Halloween injuries. From costume mishaps to spooky accidents, the...
Specialty Practices
Billing Medical Plans for Dental Surgery – Important Considerations
Dental surgery is performed to treat various conditions of the teeth, jaws, and gums. Surgical procedures that dentists perform include dental implants, treatment for temporomandibular joint (TMJ)...
2019 Relative Value Guide Updates on Reporting Anesthesia Time
Anesthesia billing and coding involves unique challenges and potential for error, which can lead to delayed payments, denials, and payer scrutiny or audits. Many providers outsource their billing to...
9 Key Radiology Medical Coding Tips that Coders Should Never Forget
Diagnostic imaging procedures such as x-rays, computer tomography (CT) scans, and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) have to be reported using the right codes on medical claims. Medical coding...
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...
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...
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...
Steps involved in Billing for Orthodontic Services
With changes in insurance policies and billing guidelines, specific coding requirements, varying and complex reimbursement rates, dental billing is a challenging process. This has led many practices...
How to Code for Gingivitis Using ICD-10 Medical Codes
Gingivitis is a common form of gum disease that causes swelling, redness and irritation of gingiva - the part of your gum around the base of your teeth. One of the most common causes of gingivitis...
Clear Up Your Misconceptions about CMS’ Chiropractic Billing
Running a successful chiropractic office also requires a clear understanding of coverage standards of Medicare or other private payers and how to bill for those services. Chiropractic offices as...
2019 ICD-10 Coding Updates for Cardiology
Like many other medical specialties, cardiology is also facing coding and reimbursement changes in 2019. While outsourcing cardiology coding to an experienced medical billing and coding company can...