Category: Breast Biopsy

Being a medical coder, I feel coding multiple ICD 10 codes is very complicated in diagnosis coding. Sequencing ICD 10 codes becomes very important when we are coding multiple diagnosis codes. Since we have very specific codes in ICD 10, the frequency of using multiple diagnosis codes has increased. Even in 2019, we will be having some new specific ICD 10 codes. Multiple ICD 10 codes are used in coding injuries like fracture, hypertensive renal heart disease, followup & Aftercare ICD 10 codes, pregnancy complication codes etc. I myself feel…

What is Medical Coding? In US healthcare, the process of paying money to physician is done through a RCM (Revenue cycle Management) cycle. In US, the patient don’t pay money directly to physician. The doctors receive their money through Insurance companies which are also called payer. Now, here the total procedure is filed in a medical claim which explain everything about the patient diagnosis and treatment. Now, the claim doesn’t explain these things in words but with numerical codes. These codes are called Medical codes in the field of Medical…

Cpt Code for catheter placement: Central & Peripheral catheter The central venous catheters are placed for providing medication and nutrients directly into the blood stream. Also central line placement helps in the avoiding continuous injection and also helps in the removing blood if needed for any tests. In medical coding, we have separate list for CPT code for central venous catheter placement. The CPT codes include all the codes for temporary and permanent placement of catheters. The codes are divided also into tunneled and non-tunneled catheter. The tunneled catheters are…

Medicare pays for a limited number of Part B services furnished by a physician or practitioner to an eligible beneficiary via a telecommunications system. For eligible telehealth services, the use of a telecommunications system substitutes for an in-person encounter. List of Medicare Telehealth Services CPT codes HCPCS codes G0425–G0427 – Telehealth consultations, emergency department or initial inpatient  HCPCS codes G0406–G0408 – Follow-up inpatient telehealth consultations furnished to beneficiaries in hospitals or SNFs CPT codes 99201–99215 – Office or other outpatient visits CPT codes 99231–99233 Subsequent hospital care services, with the limitation of 1 telehealth visit every 3 days CPT codes…