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...
Complete, clear and consistent documentation is crucial for on-time reimbursement. Just as any other specialty, endocrinologists’ reimbursement is based on the documentation in the medical record....
Though ICD-10 implementation is going smooth so far, there are still concerns associated with orthopedic medical coding, particularly injury coding. Unlike ICD-9 codes, ICD-10 codes demand much more...
With massive expansion in the number of medical codes, ICD-10 provides chiropractors with more specific codes to report diagnosis more clearly and thereby reduce claim denials. It is estimated that...
Medical coding for mental and behavioral disorders in ICD-10-CM is different from that of ICD-9. Though some ICD-10 codes mirror ICD-9, there is expanded granularity for certain categories. More...
For most physicians, arriving at a proper diagnosis is not an easy task as patients’ symptoms and associated disease conditions tend to evolve over time. Physicians are faced with a lot of...
Glaucoma specialists and ophthalmologists are required to pay more attention to their medical coding tasks now since Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) for 2015 has introduced significant changes...
According to healthcare experts, around 70 to 80 percent of bills for preventive or diagnostic dental care services such as preventive screenings, fluoride treatments and others can be covered with...
It is very important to remain very cautious when coding for burns in an emergency setting. This is mainly because the medical coding rules and regulations for burn care are complex, are subject to...
With ICD-10 deadline extension, radiology practices now have an extra year for preparation and they should utilize this opportunity to prepare well for the transition. When the Protecting Access to...
Anesthesiology medical billing is not based on a fee-for-service payment like other medical specialties. Reimbursement for anesthesiologists depends on the base unit (how complicated the procedure...
