GERD ICD-10 CM coding Guide for Coders
Basics of GERD ICD-10 CM code Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a chronic digestive disease, which happens when a muscle at the end of the esophagus does not close. It…
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When to use Dummy Placeholder “X” with ICD 10 codes
Now, we can say the we have become friendly with ICD 10 codes. In, ICD 9 we have straight numerical or alphanumeric codes. In ICD 9, we use to have…
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Top 10 Must Follow coding Guidelines to Become Perfect in ICD 10 Coding
In medical coding, both CPT and ICD 10 codes have specific coding guidelines. The ICD 10 coding guidelines are given in the first pages of the ICD 10 code book,…
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ICD-10 Coding Breast Mass becomes more specific for coders
The ICD 10 codes are getting more specific with time. I have already shared lot of updates about diagnosis codes but today we will learn more about them. Today, we…
Sample Questions with Answers for Inpatient and Outpatient coders
Need for Sample or Model Question and Answers for CPC or CCS exam Freshers in medical coding will be always in search of study material for medical coding certification exam.…
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Difference between Aftercare and Followup ICD 10 codes
Being a Medical coder, we always face new challenges in coding ICD 10 codes. In ICD 9 diagnosis codes, we were not so much confused because of limited number of…
Practice Sample Medical Coding Charts for Coders
Sample Medical Coding Report 1 DIAGNOSES: 1. Right shoulder osteoarthritis. 2. Right shoulder rotator cuff tear, subscapularis. 3. Grade 4 chondromalacia glenohumeral articulation. 4. Degenerative labral tear. 5. Type…
Coding tips for Closed Fracture Treatment CPT codes
Basics of Closed Fracture treatment CPT codes When a patient is initially treated for a traumatic fracture, there are four typical methods of care that are orthopedic physician may provide:…
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Suture Removal CPT code Procedure Coding Tips
Basics of Suture Removal CPT code I know there are many scenarios where we are unable to find the correct CPT code. Especially when we are coding surgery procedure codes,…
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Difference between Excludes 1 and Excludes 2 note in ICD 10
As we have started using ICD 10 codes, we will have many new words to come across. There are many new codes have been added and so it is important…